class Solution:
def romanToInt(self, s):
# if s == '':
# return 0
def compare(a, b):
if dic[a] >= dic[b]:
return dic[a]
else:
return -dic[a]
dic = {'I':1, 'V':5, 'X':10, 'L':50, 'C':100, 'D':500, 'M':1000}
sum = 0
for i in range(len(s)-1):
sum += compare(s[i], s[i+1])
sum += compare(s[len(s)-1], 'I')
return sum