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diff --git a/challenge-340/eric-cheung/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-340/eric-cheung/python/ch-1.py
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+
+## strInput = "abbaca"  ## Example 1
+## strInput = "azxxzy"  ## Example 2
+## strInput = "aaaaaaaa"  ## Example 3
+## strInput = "aabccba"  ## Example 4
+strInput = "abcddcba"  ## Example 5
+
+arrOutput = list(strInput)
+
+nIndx = 1
+while nIndx < len(arrOutput):
+    if arrOutput[nIndx] == arrOutput[nIndx - 1]:
+        arrOutput.pop(nIndx)
+        arrOutput.pop(nIndx - 1)
+        nIndx = 1
+        continue
+    nIndx = nIndx + 1
+
+print ("".join(arrOutput))
diff --git a/challenge-340/eric-cheung/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-340/eric-cheung/python/ch-2.py
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+
+## strInput = "The cat has 3 kittens 7 toys 10 beds"  ## Example 1
+## strInput = "Alice bought 5 apples 2 oranges 9 bananas"  ## Example 2
+## strInput = "I ran 1 mile 2 days 3 weeks 4 months"  ## Example 3
+## strInput = "Bob has 10 cars 10 bikes"  ## Example 4
+strInput = "Zero is 0 one is 1 two is 2"  ## Example 5
+
+arrNum = [int(strLoop) for strLoop in strInput.split(" ") if strLoop.isnumeric()]
+
+bIsStrictIncrease = all([arrNum[nIndx] > arrNum[nIndx - 1] for nIndx in range(1, len(arrNum))])
+
+print (bIsStrictIncrease)