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Run Length Encoding
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- Domain
- Python
- Difficulty
- easy
- Seniority
- mid
Problem
Our log compression service uses run-length encoding to reduce storage costs. Write a function called run_length_encode that takes a string and returns its compressed form - consecutive identical characters become the character followed by its run count.
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