title: Print custom string with character and character count without using python built-in methods
body: <p>I would like to tweak my string to print the character and the character count without using python built-in methods. </p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; string = 'aaaabbbddd'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am looking for this output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>a4b3d3
  </code></pre>