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"""Queue represented by a pseudo stack (represented by a list with pop and append)"""


class Queue:
    def __init__(self):
        self.stack = []
        self.length = 0

    def __str__(self):
        printed = "<" + str(self.stack)[1:-1] + ">"
        return printed

    """Enqueues {@code item}
    @param item
        item to enqueue"""

    def put(self, item):
        self.stack.append(item)
        self.length = self.length + 1

    """Dequeues {@code item}
    @requirement: |self.length| > 0
    @return dequeued
        item that was dequeued"""

    def get(self):
        self.rotate(1)
        dequeued = self.stack[self.length - 1]
        self.stack = self.stack[:-1]
        self.rotate(self.length - 1)
        self.length = self.length - 1
        return dequeued

    """Rotates the queue {@code rotation} times
    @param rotation
        number of times to rotate queue"""

    def rotate(self, rotation):
        for i in range(rotation):
            temp = self.stack[0]
            self.stack = self.stack[1:]
            self.put(temp)
            self.length = self.length - 1

    """Reports item at the front of self
    @return item at front of self.stack"""

    def front(self):
        front = self.get()
        self.put(front)
        self.rotate(self.length - 1)
        return front

    """Returns the length of this.stack"""

    def size(self):
        return self.length

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