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May 31, 2016 22:48
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A simple Python script to get the number of key presses that would be required to type a certain phrase on a T9-style phone keyboard.
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| def presses(phrase): | |
| mapping = { | |
| "*": "*", | |
| "#": "#", | |
| 0: " 0", | |
| 1: "1", | |
| 2: "ABC2", | |
| 3: "DEF3", | |
| 4: "GHI4", | |
| 5: "JKL5", | |
| 6: "MNO6", | |
| 7: "PQRS7", | |
| 8: "TUV8", | |
| 9: "WXYZ9", | |
| } | |
| count_map = {} | |
| for k in mapping.keys(): | |
| for c in mapping[k]: | |
| count_map[c] = mapping[k].index(c) + 1 | |
| clicks = 0 | |
| for character in phrase: | |
| clicks += count_map[character.upper()] | |
| return clicks |
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