Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        else:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Fixed submission:
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

if len(s) == 1:
    if K == 1:
        print(0)
        exit()
    else:
        if K%2 == 1:
            print((K-1)//2)
            exit()
        else:
            print(K//2)
            exit()

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        else:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
import sys

S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        elif y%2 == 0:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            sys.exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            sys.exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Fixed submission:
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

if len(s) == 1:
    if K == 1:
        print(0)
        exit()
    else:
        if K%2 == 1:
            print((K-1)//2)
            exit()
        else:
            print(K//2)
            exit()

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        else:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x/2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)/2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        if y%2 == 0:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p/2
    else:
        t = (p-1)/2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)/2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)/2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Fixed submission:
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

if len(s) == 1:
    if K == 1:
        print(0)
        exit()
    else:
        if K%2 == 1:
            print((K-1)//2)
            exit()
        else:
            print(K//2)
            exit()

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        else:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        if y%2 == 0:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(int(ans))

Fixed submission:
S = input()
K = int(input())

s = [v for v in S]

block = []
count = 1

if len(s) == 1:
    if K == 1:
        print(0)
        exit()
    else:
        if K%2 == 1:
            print((K-1)//2)
            exit()
        else:
            print(K//2)
            exit()

for i in range(len(s)-1):
    if s[i] == s[i+1]:
        count += 1
        if i+2 == len(s):
            block.append(s[i]*count)
    else:
        block.append(s[i]*count)
        count = 1

z = len(block)
t = 0
d = 0

if not z == 1:
    for j in range(len(block)):
        x = len(block[j])
        if x == 1:
            continue
        else:
            if x%2 == 0:
                t += x//2
            elif x%2 == 1:
                t += x - (x+1)//2
    
    if block[0][0] == block[-1][-1]:
        joint = block[0] + block[-1]
        y = len(joint)
        if y%2 == 1:
            d = 0
        else:
            d = 1
else:
    p = len(block[0])
    if p%2 == 0:
        t = p//2
    else:
        t = (p-1)//2
        if K%2 == 1:
            ans = t + p*(K-1)//2                       
            print(ans)
            exit()
        else:
            ans = p + p*(K-2)//2
            print(ans)
            exit()

ans = t*K + d*(K-1)
print(ans)