<p>Given a parentheses string <code>s</code> containing only the characters <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> and <code>&#39;)&#39;</code>. A parentheses string is <strong>balanced</strong> if:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Any left parenthesis <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> must have a corresponding two consecutive right parenthesis <code>&#39;))&#39;</code>.</li>
	<li>Left parenthesis <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> must go before the corresponding two consecutive right parenthesis <code>&#39;))&#39;</code>.</li>
</ul>

<p>In other words, we treat <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> as an opening parenthesis and <code>&#39;))&#39;</code> as a closing parenthesis.</p>

<ul>
	<li>For example, <code>&quot;())&quot;</code>, <code>&quot;())(())))&quot;</code> and <code>&quot;(())())))&quot;</code> are balanced, <code>&quot;)()&quot;</code>, <code>&quot;()))&quot;</code> and <code>&quot;(()))&quot;</code> are not balanced.</li>
</ul>

<p>You can insert the characters <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> and <code>&#39;)&#39;</code> at any position of the string to balance it if needed.</p>

<p>Return <em>the minimum number of insertions</em> needed to make <code>s</code> balanced.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;(()))&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> 1
<strong>Explanation:</strong> The second &#39;(&#39; has two matching &#39;))&#39;, but the first &#39;(&#39; has only &#39;)&#39; matching. We need to add one more &#39;)&#39; at the end of the string to be &quot;(())))&quot; which is balanced.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;())&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> 0
<strong>Explanation:</strong> The string is already balanced.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;))())(&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> 3
<strong>Explanation:</strong> Add &#39;(&#39; to match the first &#39;))&#39;, Add &#39;))&#39; to match the last &#39;(&#39;.
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= s.length &lt;= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>s</code> consists of <code>&#39;(&#39;</code> and <code>&#39;)&#39;</code> only.</li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def minInsertions(self, s: str) -> int:
        openCnt = closeCnt = i = 0
        n = len(s) 
        while i < n:
            if s[i] == "(":
                openCnt += 1
            elif i+1 < n and s[i+1] == ")":
                if openCnt:
                    openCnt -= 1
                else:
                    closeCnt += 1
                i += 1
            elif i+1 == n or (i+1 < n and s[i+1] != ")"):
                closeCnt += 1
                if openCnt:
                    openCnt -= 1
                else:
                    closeCnt += 1
            
            i += 1


        return openCnt*2 + closeCnt




        
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