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DIY: String Compression

Explore how to implement an in-place string compression algorithm that stores repeated characters and their counts back into the original list. This lesson helps you develop a constant space solution to compress strings, a common coding interview problem related to operating systems and memory management.

Problem statement

You are given a list of characters. Your task will be to compress this list, using the following algorithm:

For each group of consecutive repeating ...