bigBrick.py

alphabet = [[" "], [], ["a", "b", "c"], ["d", "e", "f"], ["g", "h", "i"], ["j", "k", "l"], ["m", "n", "o"], ["p", "q", "r", "s"],
            ["t", "u", "v"], ["w", "x", "y", "z"]] 

def getCodeByLetter(letter): 
    result = ""
    if letter.isupper(): 
        result += "#"
    letter = letter.lower() 
    for idx, button in enumerate(alphabet): 
        if letter in button:
            for isMyLetter in button:
                result += str(idx) 
                if letter == isMyLetter: 
                    break
    return result 

cases = int(input()) 

for _ in range(cases):
    word = input() 
    alreadyAnalysedCode = " " 
    code = " "

    for let in word:
        letterCode = getCodeByLetter(let) 
        if alreadyAnalysedCode[-1] == letterCode[-1]:
            if letterCode[0] == "#": 
                code = f"{code}" + f"{letterCode}"
            else: 
                code = f"{code}" + "*" + f"{letterCode}"
        else:
            code = f"{code}" + f"{letterCode}" 
        alreadyAnalysedCode += letterCode
    print(code.strip())