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Run length encoding #6492

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@jerr-it jerr-it commented Oct 1, 2022

Describe your change:

Added run length encoding (compression algorithm)

  • Add an algorithm?
  • Fix a bug or typo in an existing algorithm?
  • Documentation change?

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  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • This pull request is all my own work -- I have not plagiarized.
  • I know that pull requests will not be merged if they fail the automated tests.
  • This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
  • All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
  • All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
  • All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
  • All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
  • All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
  • All new algorithms have a URL in its comments that points to Wikipedia or other similar explanation.
  • If this pull request resolves one or more open issues then the commit message contains Fixes: #{$ISSUE_NO}.

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return encoded


def run_length_decode(input: list) -> str:
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https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#input is a builtin function in Python so please pick a different variable name.

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Nice one!!

@algorithms-keeper algorithms-keeper bot removed the awaiting reviews This PR is ready to be reviewed label Oct 2, 2022
@cclauss cclauss merged commit 50545d1 into TheAlgorithms:master Oct 2, 2022
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