Day 6: Wait for It
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FAQ
- What is this?: Here is a post with a large amount of details: https://programming.dev/post/6637268
- Where do I participate?: https://adventofcode.com/
- Is there a leaderboard for the community?: We have a programming.dev leaderboard with the info on how to join in this post: https://programming.dev/post/6631465
A nice change of pace from the previous puzzles, more maths and less parsing
Python
import math import re def create_table(filename: str) -> list[tuple[int, int]]: with open('day6.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file: times: list[str] = re.findall(r'\d+', file.readline()) distances: list[str] = re.findall(r'\d+', file.readline()) table: list[tuple[int, int]] = [] for t, d in zip(times, distances): table.append((int(t), int(d))) return table def get_possible_times_num(table_entry: tuple[int, int]) -> int: t, d = table_entry l_border: int = math.ceil(0.5 * (t - math.sqrt(t**2 -4 * d)) + 0.0000000000001) # Add small num to ensure you round up on whole numbers r_border: int = math.floor(0.5*(math.sqrt(t**2 - 4 * d) + t) - 0.0000000000001) # Subtract small num to ensure you round down on whole numbers return r_border - l_border + 1 def puzzle1() -> int: table: list[tuple[int, int]] = create_table('day6.txt') possibilities: int = 1 for e in table: possibilities *= get_possible_times_num(e) return possibilities def create_table_2(filename: str) -> tuple[int, int]: with open('day6.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file: t: str = re.search(r'\d+', file.readline().replace(' ', '')).group(0) d: str = re.search(r'\d+', file.readline().replace(' ', '')).group(0) return int(t), int(d) def puzzle2() -> int: t, d = create_table_2('day6.txt') return get_possible_times_num((t, d)) if __name__ == '__main__': print(puzzle1()) print(puzzle2())
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