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You are given a 0-indexed string blocks of length n, where blocks[i] is either 'W' or 'B', representing the color of the ith block. The characters 'W' and 'B' denote the colors white and black, respectively.

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You are also given an integer k, which is the desired number of consecutive black blocks.

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In one operation, you can recolor a white block such that it becomes a black block.

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Return the minimum number of operations needed such that there is at least one occurrence of k consecutive black blocks.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: blocks = "WBBWWBBWBW", k = 7\nOutput: 3\nExplanation:\nOne way to achieve 7 consecutive black blocks is to recolor the 0th, 3rd, and 4th blocks\nso that blocks = "BBBBBBBWBW". \nIt can be shown that there is no way to achieve 7 consecutive black blocks in less than 3 operations.\nTherefore, we return 3.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: blocks = "WBWBBBW", k = 2\nOutput: 0\nExplanation:\nNo changes need to be made, since 2 consecutive black blocks already exist.\nTherefore, we return 0.\n
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