def sendMessage(user_str): key_clicks = "" is_toggle_clicked = False user_str = list(user_str) key_map = { "1":{"key": "1","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, ".":{"key": "1","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, ",":{"key": "1","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "?":{"key": "1","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "!":{"key": "1","clicks": 4, "holds": 0}, "2":{"key": "2","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "a":{"key": "2","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "b":{"key": "2","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "c":{"key": "2","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "3":{"key": "3","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "d":{"key": "3","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "e":{"key": "3","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "f":{"key": "3","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "4":{"key": "4","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "g":{"key": "4","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "h":{"key": "4","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "i":{"key": "4","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "5":{"key": "5","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "j":{"key": "5","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "k":{"key": "5","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "l":{"key": "5","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "6":{"key": "6","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "m":{"key": "6","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "n":{"key": "6","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "o":{"key": "6","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "7":{"key": "7","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "p":{"key": "7","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "q":{"key": "7","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "r":{"key": "7","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "s":{"key": "7","clicks": 4, "holds": 0}, "8":{"key": "8","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "t":{"key": "8","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "u":{"key": "8","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "v":{"key": "8","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "9":{"key": "9","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "w":{"key": "9","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "x":{"key": "9","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "y":{"key": "9","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "z":{"key": "9","clicks": 4, "holds": 0}, "*":{"key": "*","clicks": 1, "holds": 1}, "'":{"key": "*","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, "-":{"key": "*","clicks": 2, "holds": 0}, "+":{"key": "*","clicks": 3, "holds": 0}, "=":{"key": "*","clicks": 4, "holds": 0}, " ":{"key": "0","clicks": 1, "holds": 0}, } for index, character in enumerate(user_str): if character.isupper() and not is_toggle_clicked: is_toggle_clicked = True key_clicks += "#" character = character.lower() elif is_toggle_clicked: is_toggle_clicked = False key_clicks += "#" if index != 0 and key_map[user_str[index-1].lower()]['key'] == key_map[character]['key'] and key_clicks[-1] != "#" and key_clicks[-1] != "-": key_clicks += " " key_clicks += (key_map[character]['key'] *key_map[character]['clicks']) + ("-" * key_map[character]['holds']) return key_clicks
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