lst = "aabbaccc"
ans = ""
c = 1
for n in range(1, len(lst)):
if lst[n] == lst[n - 1]:
c += 1
else:
if c > 1:
ans += str(c)
ans += lst[n - 1]
c = 1
if c > 1:
ans += str(c)
ans += lst[-1]
print(ans, len(ans))
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