def alternatingCharacters(s):
res = 0
for char in range(1,len(s)):
if(s[char] == s[char-1]):
res += 1
return res
def alternatingCharacters(s):
return sum(s[i]==s[i+1]for i in range(len(s)-1))
return sum(1 for i in xrange(len(s)-1) if s[i] == s[i+1])