<p>You are given a string <code>s</code> and an integer <code>k</code>, a <code>k</code> <strong>duplicate removal</strong> consists of choosing <code>k</code> adjacent and equal letters from <code>s</code> and removing them, causing the left and the right side of the deleted substring to concatenate together.</p>

<p>We repeatedly make <code>k</code> <strong>duplicate removals</strong> on <code>s</code> until we no longer can.</p>

<p>Return <em>the final string after all such duplicate removals have been made</em>. It is guaranteed that the answer is <strong>unique</strong>.</p>

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

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;abcd&quot;, k = 2
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;abcd&quot;
<strong>Explanation: </strong>There&#39;s nothing to delete.</pre>

<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;deeedbbcccbdaa&quot;, k = 3
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;aa&quot;
<strong>Explanation: 
</strong>First delete &quot;eee&quot; and &quot;ccc&quot;, get &quot;ddbbbdaa&quot;
Then delete &quot;bbb&quot;, get &quot;dddaa&quot;
Finally delete &quot;ddd&quot;, get &quot;aa&quot;</pre>

<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;pbbcggttciiippooaais&quot;, k = 2
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;ps&quot;
</pre>

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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>2 &lt;= k &lt;= 10<sup>4</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>s</code> only contains lowercase English letters.</li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def removeDuplicates(self, s: str, k: int) -> str:
        found = 1
        current_length = -1

        while found > 0:
            current_s = ''
            for i in range(len(s)):
                if current_s == '' or s[i] != current_s[-1] or (s[i] == current_s[-1] and len(current_s) < k - 1):
                    current_s = current_s + s[i]
                    continue
                
                if current_s[-(k-1):] == s[i]*(k-1):
                    current_s = current_s[:-(k-1)]
                else:
                    current_s = current_s + s[i]
                
                
            if current_length < 0 or current_length != len(current_s):
                current_length = len(current_s)
            else:
                found = -1
        
        return current_s


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