Determine if a string is squeezable: Difference between revisions

=={{header|Python}}==

<lang python>from itertools import groupby

def squeezer(s, txt):

return ''.join(item if item == s else ''.join(grp)

for item, grp in groupby(txt))

if __name__ == '__main__':

strings = [

"",

'"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --- Abraham Lincoln ',

"..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117777888",

"I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. ",

" --- Harry S Truman ",

"The better the 4-wheel drive, the further you'll be from help when ya get stuck!",

"headmistressship",

"aardvark",

"😍😀🙌💃😍😍😍🙌",

]

squeezers = ' ,-,7,., -r,e,s,a,😍'.split(',')

for txt, chars in zip(strings, squeezers):

this = "Original"

print(f"\n{this:14} Size: {len(txt)} «««{txt}»»»" )

for ch in chars:

this = f"Squeezer '{ch}'"

sqz = squeezer(ch, txt)

print(f"{this:>14} Size: {len(sqz)} «««{sqz}»»»" )</lang>

{{out}}

<pre>

Original Size: 0 «««»»»

Squeezer ' ' Size: 0 «««»»»

Original Size: 72 «««"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --- Abraham Lincoln »»»

Squeezer '-' Size: 70 «««"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" - Abraham Lincoln »»»

Original Size: 72 «««..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117777888»»»

Squeezer '7' Size: 69 «««..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117888»»»

Original Size: 72 «««I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. »»»

Squeezer '.' Size: 72 «««I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. »»»

Original Size: 72 ««« --- Harry S Truman »»»

Squeezer ' ' Size: 20 ««« --- Harry S Truman »»»

Squeezer '-' Size: 70 ««« - Harry S Truman »»»

Squeezer 'r' Size: 71 ««« --- Hary S Truman »»»

Original Size: 80 «««The better the 4-wheel drive, the further you'll be from help when ya get stuck!»»»

Squeezer 'e' Size: 79 «««The better the 4-whel drive, the further you'll be from help when ya get stuck!»»»

Original Size: 16 «««headmistressship»»»

Squeezer 's' Size: 14 «««headmistreship»»»

Original Size: 8 «««aardvark»»»

Squeezer 'a' Size: 7 «««ardvark»»»

Original Size: 8 «««😍😀🙌💃😍😍😍🙌»»»

Squeezer '😍' Size: 6 «««😍😀🙌💃😍🙌»»»</pre>