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def balanced(brackets: str) -> bool:
    closing_brackets = (")", "]", "}")
    opening_brackets = ("(", "[", "{")
    checks = {
        open_brace: close_brace
        for open_brace, close_brace in zip(opening_brackets, closing_brackets)
    }
    if not brackets or brackets in closing_brackets:
        return False
    stack = []
    for bracket in brackets:
        if bracket in opening_brackets:
            stack.append(bracket)
        elif bracket in closing_brackets:
            if checks[stack[-1]]:
                stack.pop()
        else:
            return False
    return True if not stack else False


TESTS = [
    ("(", False),
    (")", False),
    ("()", True),
    ("(())", True),
    ("[", False),
    ("]", False),
    ["[]", True],
    ["[[]]", True],
    ("{", False),
    ("}", False),
    {"{}", True},
    {"{{}}", True},
]


def run_tests() -> None:
    for given, expected in TESTS:
        assert balanced(given) == expected, (given, expected)


run_tests()