input_string = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec a diam lectus. Sed sit amet ipsum mauris. Maecenas congue ligula ac quam viverra nec consectetur ante hendrerit. Donec et mollis dolor. Praesent et diam eget libero egestas mattis sit amet vitae augue. Nam tincidunt congue enim, ut porta lorem lacinia consectetur. Donec ut libero sed arcu vehicula ultricies a non tortor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean ut gravida lorem. Ut turpis felis, pulvinar a semper sed, adipiscing id dolor. Pellentesque auctor nisi id magna consequat sagittis. Curabitur dapibus enim sit amet elit pharetra tincidunt feugiat nisl imperdiet. Ut convallis libero in urna ultrices accumsan. Donec sed odio eros. Donec viverra mi quis quam pulvinar at malesuada arcu rhoncus. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. In rutrum accumsan ultricies. Mauris vitae nisi at sem facilisis semper ac in est."
compressed = encode_1MM(input_string)
print(compressed)


decompressed = decode_1MM(compressed)
print(decompressed)


The encode_1MM and decode_1MM functions use the baseX module and the X variable, which are not part of the Python standard library. It is not clear what these variables are intended to represent or how they are used in the functions. Without more information about these variables, it is not possible to accurately determine what libraries you will need to run this code in Visual Basic.

It is also not clear how the encode_1MM and decode_1MM functions are intended to be used in Visual Basic. These functions are written in Python, and will need to be rewritten in Visual Basic in order to be used in a Visual Basic project.

To use these functions in Visual Basic, you will need to determine what the baseX module and the X variable represent and how they are used in the functions, and then rewrite the functions in Visual Basic using equivalent libraries and techniques.