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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+
+
+def play_round(old):
+    new = ""
+
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(old):
+        c = old[i]
+
+        count = 0
+        while i < len(old) and old[i] == c:
+            count += 1
+            i += 1
+
+        new += str(count) + c
+
+    return new
+
+
+
+def solve_partn(partn, string):
+    rounds = 40 if partn == 1 else 50
+    for i in range(rounds):
+        string = play_round(string)
+    return len(string)
+
+
+
+def main():
+    # My personal input string
+    string = "1113122113"
+
+    print("Part 1 solution:", solve_partn(1, string)) #  360154 for me
+    print("Part 2 solution:", solve_partn(2, string)) # 5103798 for me
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()