Write a function to compact a string in place:
A. strip whitespace from the string.
B. remove duplicate characters if they are next to each other

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Write a function to compact a string in place:
A. strip whitespace from the string.
B. remove duplicate characters if they are next to each other

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

def main():
    chars = "".join(sys.argv[1:]).replace(" ", "")
    print("".join([curr for curr, nxt in izip_longest(chars, chars[1:])
                   if curr != nxt]))

Anonymous · Answer

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