Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

There are N people standing in a row from west to east.
Each person is facing east or west.
The directions of the people is given as a string S of length N.
The i-th person from the west is facing east if S_i = E, and west if S_i = W.

You will appoint one of the N people as the leader, then command the rest of them to face in the direction of the leader.
Here, we do not care which direction the leader is facing.

The people in the row hate to change their directions, so you would like to select the leader so that the number of people who have to change their directions is minimized.
Find the minimum number of people who have to change their directions.

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 3 \times 10^5

|S| = N

S_i is E or W.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
S

Output

Print the minimum number of people who have to change their directions.

Sample Input 1

5
WEEWW

Sample Output 1

1

Assume that we appoint the third person from the west as the leader.
Then, the first person from the west needs to face east and has to turn around.
The other people do not need to change their directions, so the number of people who have to change their directions is 1 in this case.
It is not possible to have 0 people who have to change their directions, so the answer is 1.

Sample Input 2

12
WEWEWEEEWWWE

Sample Output 2

4

Sample Input 3

8
WWWWWEEE

Sample Output 3

3

Solution in Go (1.6) (judge verdict: Accepted)

// ProblemURL : https://atcoder.jp/contests/abc098/tasks/arc098_a
// ---------------------------------------------
package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"
	"math"
	"os"
	"sort"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
)

func abs(x int) int {
	if x < 0 {
		return -x
	}
	return x
}
func diff(a, b int) int {
	if a > b {
		return a - b
	}
	return b - a
}
func larger(a, b int) int {
	if a > b {
		return a
	}
	return b
}
func smaller(a, b int) int {
	if a < b {
		return a
	}
	return b
}
func largest(a, b, c int) (lgst int) {
	if a > b {
		lgst = a
	} else {
		lgst = b
	}
	if c > lgst {
		lgst = c
	}
	return
}
func smallest(a, b, c int) (slst int) {
	if a < b {
		slst = a
	} else {
		slst = b
	}
	if c < slst {
		slst = c
	}
	return
}
func intsMax(a []int) (val int) {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func intsMax: argument slice length must not be zero")
	}
	val = a[0]
	for _, aa := range a {
		if aa > val {
			val = aa
		}
	}
	return
}
func intsMaxIdx(a []int) (idx, val int) {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func intsMaxIdx: argument slice length must not be zero")
	}
	val = a[0]
	for i, aa := range a {
		if aa > val {
			idx, val = i, aa
		}
	}
	return
}
func intsMin(a []int) (val int) {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func intsMin: argument slice length must not be zero")
	}
	val = a[0]
	for _, aa := range a {
		if aa < val {
			val = aa
		}
	}
	return
}
func intsMinIdx(a []int) (idx, val int) {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func intsMinIdx: argument slice length must not be zero")
	}
	val = a[0]
	for i, aa := range a {
		if aa < val {
			idx, val = i, aa
		}
	}
	return
}
func intsSum(a []int) int {
	res := 0
	for _, v := range a {
		res += v
	}
	return res
}
func intsAve(s []int) float64 {
	return float64(intsSum(s)) / float64(len(s))
}
func intsAdd(ints *[]int, x int) { *ints = append(*ints, x) }
func intsJoin(a, b []int) []int  { return append(a, b...) }
func intsClear(a []int) []int    { return a[:0] }
func intsCopy(a []int) []int     { return append([]int(nil), a...) }
func intsCopySorted(a []int) []int {
	s := intsCopy(a)
	sort.Ints(s)
	return s
}
func intsReverse(a []int) {
	for i, j := 0, len(a)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
	}
	return
}
func intsFill(a []int, val int) {
	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
		a[i] = val
	}
	return
}
func intsPeekBack(a []int) int {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func peekBack: zero length slice")
	}
	return a[len(a)-1]
}
func intsPeekFront(a []int) int {
	if len(a) == 0 {
		panic("func peekFront: zero length slice")
	}
	return a[0]
}
func intsPopBack(a *[]int) int {
	if len(*a) == 0 {
		panic("func popBack: zero length slice")
	}
	t := (*a)[len(*a)-1]
	*a = (*a)[:len(*a)-1]
	return t
}
func intsPopFront(a *[]int) int {
	if len(*a) == 0 {
		panic("func popFront: zero length slice")
	}
	h := (*a)[0]
	*a = (*a)[1:]
	return h
}
func intsPushBack(a *[]int, x int) { *a = append(*a, x) }
func intsPushFront(a *[]int, x int) {
	*a = append(*a, 0)
	copy((*a)[1:], (*a)[0:])
	(*a)[0] = x
}
func intsAppendSentinelHead(a *[]int, sentinel int) { intsPushFront(a, sentinel) }
func intsAppendSentinelTail(a *[]int, sentinel int) { intsPushBack(a, sentinel) }
func intsAppendSentinel(a *[]int, sentinel int) {
	intsPushFront(a, sentinel)
	intsPushBack(a, sentinel)
}
func isEven(n int) bool    { return n&1 == 0 }
func isOdd(n int) bool     { return n&1 == 1 }
func floor(x float64) int  { return int(x) }
func ceil(x float64) int   { return int(math.Ceil(x)) }
func ceilDiv(x, y int) int { return (x + y - 1) / y }
func pow(x, y int) int {
	if y < 0 {
		panic("Exponent must be a natural number")
	}
	z := 1
	for i := y; i != 0; i >>= 1 {
		if i&1 == 1 {
			z *= x
		}
		x *= x
	}
	return z
}
func fact(x int) int {
	fact := 1
	for i := 1; i <= x; i++ {
		fact *= i
	}
	return fact
}
func sigmaK(n int) int  { return n * (n + 1) / 2 }
func sigmaKK(n int) int { return (n * (n + 1) / 2) * (2*n + 1) / 3 }
func euclideanDistance(a, b point) float64 {
	s := diff(a.x, b.x)
	s *= s
	t := diff(a.y, b.y)
	t *= t
	return math.Sqrt(float64(s) + float64(t))
}
func manhattanDistance(a, b point) int {
	s := diff(a.x, b.x)
	t := diff(a.y, b.y)
	return s + t
}
func swap(a, b *int) { *a, *b = *b, *a }
func chmax(a *int, b int) {
	if *a < b {
		*a = b
	}
}
func chmin(a *int, b int) {
	if *a > b {
		*a = b
	}
}
func cumSum(a []int) []int {
	b := append([]int{0}, a...)
	for i := 1; i < len(b); i++ {
		b[i] += b[i-1]
	}
	return b
}
func runesReverse(a []rune) {
	for i, j := 0, len(a)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
	}
	return
}
func bytesReverse(a []byte) {
	for i, j := 0, len(a)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
	}
	return
}
func strUpperCase(s string) string { return strings.ToUpper(s) }
func strLowerCase(s string) string { return strings.ToLower(s) }
func strToInt(s string) int {
	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return i
}
func intToStr(i int) string  { return strconv.Itoa(i) }
func CalcMod(a, mod int) int { return (a%mod + mod) % mod }
func ModPow(x, y, mod int) int {
	if y < 0 {
		panic("Exponent must be a natural number")
	}
	z := 1
	for i := y; i != 0; i >>= 1 {
		if i&1 == 1 {
			z = (z * x) % mod
		}
		x = (x * x) % mod
	}
	return z
}
func ModFact(x, mod int) int {
	fact := 1
	for i := 1; i <= x; i++ {
		fact = fact * i % mod
	}
	return fact
}
func ModInv(x, mod int) int { return ModPow(x, mod-2, mod) }
func initMatrixBool(parentSize, childSize int, initialValue bool) *[][]bool {
	res := make([][]bool, parentSize)
	for i := range res {
		res[i] = make([]bool, childSize)
		for j := range res[i] {
			res[i][j] = initialValue
		}
	}
	return &res
}
func initMatrixInt(parentSize, childSize int, initialValue int) *[][]int {
	res := make([][]int, parentSize)
	for i := range res {
		res[i] = make([]int, childSize)
		for j := range res[i] {
			res[i][j] = initialValue
		}
	}
	return &res
}

var (
	sc = bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
	bw = bufio.NewWriterSize(os.Stdout, bwBufSize)
)

func init() {
	sc.Split(bufio.ScanWords)
	sc.Buffer(make([]byte, 1e7), 1e7)
}
func ru() (n int) {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	for _, v := range sc.Bytes() {
		n = n*10 + int(v-48)
	}
	return
}
func ri() (n int) {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	b := sc.Bytes()
	neg := false
	if b[0] == 45 {
		neg = true
		b = b[1:]
	}
	for _, v := range b {
		n = n*10 + int(v-48)
	}
	if neg {
		n = -n
	}
	return
}
func ri64() (n int64) {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	b := sc.Bytes()
	neg := false
	if b[0] == 45 {
		neg = true
		b = b[1:]
	}
	for _, v := range b {
		n = n*10 + int64(v-48)
	}
	if neg {
		n = -n
	}
	return
}
func rf64() float64 {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(sc.Text(), 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return f
}
func rs() string {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return sc.Text()
}
func rb() []byte {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return sc.Bytes()
}
func rr() []rune {
	sc.Scan()
	if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return []rune(sc.Text())
}
func ris(n int) []int {
	s := make([]int, n)
	for i := range s {
		s[i] = ri()
	}
	return s
}
func risZeroBased(n int) []int {
	s := make([]int, n)
	for i := range s {
		s[i] = ri() - 1
	}
	return s
}
func ri64s(n int) []int64 {
	s := make([]int64, n)
	for i := range s {
		s[i] = ri64()
	}
	return s
}
func rss(n int) []string {
	s := make([]string, n)
	for i := range s {
		s[i] = rs()
	}
	return s
}
func pf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(bw, format, a...); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}
func pln(a ...interface{}) {
	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(bw, a...); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}
func pints(a []int) {
	for _, v := range a {
		fmt.Fprintln(bw, v)
	}
}
func pintsol(a []int) {
	s := fmt.Sprint(a)
	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(bw, s[1:len(s)-1]); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}
func dbg(a ...interface{}) {
	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, a...); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}
func YESorNO(b bool) string {
	if b {
		return "YES"
	} else {
		return "NO"
	}
}
func YesOrNo(b bool) string {
	if b {
		return "Yes"
	} else {
		return "No"
	}
}
func main() {
	solve()
	bw.Flush()
}

const (
	bwBufSize = 1e6

	alphabetLower = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
	alphabetUpper = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

	// maxInt64  = 9223372036854775807  // 9e18
	// maxInt32  = 2147483647           // 2e9
	// maxUint64 = 18446744073709551615 // 1e19
	inf = 1 << 60
	mod = 1e9 + 7
)

type pair struct{ fi, se int }
type byFiSe []pair

func (p byFiSe) Len() int      { return len(p) }
func (p byFiSe) Swap(i, j int) { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
func (p byFiSe) Less(i, j int) bool {
	if p[i].fi == p[j].fi {
		return p[i].se < p[j].se
	}
	return p[i].fi < p[j].fi
}

type point struct{ x, y int }

func solve() {
	n := ri()
	s := rs()

	w := make([]int, n)
	e := make([]int, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		if s[i] == 'W' {
			w[i] = 1
		} else {
			e[i] = 1
		}
	}

	intsAppendSentinelHead(&w, 0)
	for i := 1; i < len(w); i++ {
		w[i] += w[i-1]
	}

	intsAppendSentinelTail(&e, 0)
	intsReverse(e)
	for i := 1; i < len(e); i++ {
		e[i] += e[i-1]
	}
	intsReverse(e)

	minCost := inf
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		cost := (w[i] - w[0]) + (e[i+1] - e[n])
		chmin(&minCost, cost)
	}
	pln(minCost)
}