def get_stats(repo):
    """ return formatted string of repo stats """
    stats = f"{repo['stargazers_count']} ⭐ " if repo["stargazers_count"] != "-1" else ""
    stats += f"{repo['forks_count']} ⎇ " if repo["forks_count"] != "-1" else ""
    stats += f"{repo['watchers_count']} 👀 " if repo["watchers_count"] != "-1" else ""
    return stats