Coverting C++ to Python

[rmreaveal]

Can someone help me convert the following C++ code to python, please. I am fairly new to python.

void main()
{
    int i,j,cnt,l,count[50]= {0};
    char str[50];
    clrscr();
    printf("Enter the string: ");
    scanf("%s",str);
    printf("\n\tOriginal String is: %s",str);
    printf("\n\n\tEncoded String is: ");
    l = strlen(str);
    for(i=0; i< l; i*=1) {
        j = 0;
        count[i] = 1;
        do {
            j++;
            if(str[i+j] == str[i])
                count[i]++;
        }
        while(str[i+j]==str[i]);
        if(count[i]==1)
            printf("%c",str[i++]);
        else {
            printf("$%d%c",count[i],str[i]);
            i += count[i];
        }
    }
    getch();
}

/************************* OUTPUT ************************
Enter the string: sleepzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Original String is: sleepzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Encoded String is: sl$2ep$19z */