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+from collections import Counter
+
+def look_and_say(n: str) -> str:
+    """
+    for every consecutive chunk of characters, count the number of characters, concatenate the chunk length and the character
+    """
+    res = []
+    char = n[0]
+    count = 1
+    for c in n[1:]:
+        if c == char:
+            count += 1
+        else:
+            res.append(str(count) + char)
+            char = c
+            count = 1
+    res.append(str(count) + char)
+    return ''.join(res)
+
+def part1(n: str) -> str:
+    for i in range(40):
+        n = look_and_say(n)
+    return len(n)
+
+def part2(n: str) -> str:
+    for i in range(50):
+        n = look_and_say(n)
+    return len(n)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    inp = '1113222113'
+    print(part1(inp))
+    print(part2(inp))