Solution.py

class Solution:
    def uniqueLetterString(self, s: str) -> int:
        d = defaultdict(list)
        for i, c in enumerate(s):
            d[c].append(i)
        ans = 0
        for v in d.values():
            v = [-1] + v + [len(s)]
            for i in range(1, len(v) - 1):
                ans += (v[i] - v[i - 1]) * (v[i + 1] - v[i])
        return ans