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  1. def alternating_characters(s):
  2.     new_string = list(s)
  3.     final_string = new_string[0]
  4.     for i in range(1, len(new_string)):
  5.         if new_string[i] != new_string[i - 1]:
  6.             final_string = final_string + new_string[i]
  7.             break
  8.     return len(new_string) - len(final_string)
  9.  
  10. test_cases = int(input())
  11. for i in range(test_cases):
  12.     print(alternating_characters(input()))
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