def main():
    print(evenThenOdd('abcd'))
    print(removeAdjacentDuplicates('mississipi'))
    print(reapeatNumTimes(4))
    print(positionOfFirstLargest([1, 624, 123, 34, 12]))

def evenThenOdd(string):
    even = ''
    odd = ''
    index = 0
    for char in string:
        if index % 2 == 0:
            even += char
        else:
            odd += char
        index += 1
    return even + odd


def removeAdjacentDuplicates(s):
    s = str(s)
    newS = ''
    lastChar = 'a' if s[0] != 'a' else 'b'
    for char in s:
        if char != lastChar:
            newS += char
        lastChar = char
    return newS


def reapeatNumTimes(n):
    lst = []
    for i in range(1,n+1):
        for j in range(i):
            lst.append(i)
    return lst


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def positionOfFirstLargest(arr):
    mx = maxArray(arr)
    index = 0
    for a in arr:
        if a == mx:
            return index
        index += 1

def maxArray(arr):
    mx = 0
    for a in arr:
        if a > mx:
            mx = a
    return mx
# <!-- -->


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()