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pancakes.py
def flipCounter(stack):
result = 0
prev = '+'
first = True
for ch in stack:
if ch != prev and not first:
result += 1
prev = ch
first = False
if prev == '-':
result += 1
return result
print "Case #1: " + str(flipCounter("-"))
print "Case #2: " + str(flipCounter("-+"))
print "Case #3: " + str(flipCounter("+-"))
print "Case #4: " + str(flipCounter("+++"))
print "Case #5: " + str(flipCounter("--+-"))
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