python统计字符串中连续的重复字符个数(如abbbc里重复元素个数为3)

#统计字符串中连续的重复字符个数
def maxDup(strs):
    n=len(strs)
    maxlen=1
    length=1
    maxstr=[]
    for i in range(n-1): 
        if strs[i]==strs[i+1]:
            length+=1
            maxstr.append(strs[i+1])
            if length>maxlen:
                maxlen=length
        else:
            length=1
    print(maxlen)
if __name__ == '__main__':
    strs='abbbc'
    maxDup(strs) #结果为3