class Solution:
def removeDuplicates(self, nums):
"""
:type nums: List[int]
:rtype: int
"""
rm=0
dup=0
L = len(nums)
lo = 0
hi = L - 1
while lo < hi:
if nums[lo] == nums[lo+1]:
dup += 1
if dup >= 2:
rm += 1
else:
if dup >= 2:
i = lo - dup + 1
j = lo
nums[lo - dup + 1:] = nums[j:]
hi -= dup - 1
lo -= dup - 1
dup = 0
lo += 1
return L - rm