Day 3 solutions with comments

03a.py

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+""" Advent of Code
+
+December 3, puzzle A
+"""
+
+import re
+
+def main(lines):
+	""" Find the number of overlapped cells in an NxN square.
+
+		Given a list of claims in the format
+		  #123 @ 4,5: 6x7
+		where the first number is the claim number, the second number
+		group is the x, y coordinates of the upper left corner, and
+		the third number group is the x, y size of the rectanglular claim,
+		find the number of cells in the square that have more than one
+		claim attached to them.
+
+		The first task is to find out how big the total square is!
+		This will also verify that the regular expression works.
+		Result: This cloth is exactly 1000 inches to a side.
+
+		So: Generate a 1000x1000 table, one value for each cell.
+		For each claim:
+		  * If the cell is unoccupied, mark with "c"
+		  * If the cell is occupied, mark with "X"
+		Then iterate through the table and count the number of Xes.
+	"""
+
+	#                       grp 1      grp 2    grp 3     grp 4    grp 5
+	pattern = re.compile("#([0-9]+) @ ([0-9]+),([0-9]+): ([0-9]+)x([0-9]+)")
+	# maxsize, claim = 0, 0 # only need this for determining cloth size
+	# Generate a 1000x1000 list of empty ("") cells using list comprehensions
+	fabric = [["" for y in range(1000)] for x in range(1000)] # fabric[y][x] (it's backwards!)
+
+	for line in lines:
+		m = pattern.match(line)
+		# because xleft and ytop are "distance from the edge", they're zero-indexed
+		xleft, ytop, xwidth, yheight = int(m.group(2)), int(m.group(3)), int(m.group(4)), int(m.group(5))
+		xright = xleft + xwidth
+		ybottom = ytop + yheight
+		for j in range(ytop, ybottom): # ranges include the first value but not the second
+			for i in range(xleft, xright):
+				if fabric[j][i] == "": # if the cell is unclaimed
+					fabric[j][i] = "c" # claim it
+				else:                  # otherwise
+					fabric[j][i] = "X" # mark it X so we know it's contested
+
+	# a helper function, isX, will return 1 if a cell is "X" and 0 if it's not.
+	contested = sum([sum([isX(cell) for cell in line]) for line in fabric])
+	print("There are {} contested cells.".format(contested))
+
+	# Commenting out the "find the size of the cloth" code, but leaving it in for historical purposes
+	# 	if xright > maxsize:
+	# 		maxsize = xright
+	# 		claim = int(m.group(1))
+	# 	if ybottom > maxsize:
+	# 		maxsize = ybottom
+	# 		claim = int(m.group(1))
+	# print("Cloth is {} inches square, thanks to claim {}".format(maxsize, claim))
+
+def isX(cell):
+	""" Returns 1 if the cell passed in contains "X", 0 otherwise.
+	"""
+	return 1 if cell == "X" else 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	lines = []
+	with open("03in.txt","r") as f:
+		for line in f:
+			lines.append(line.strip())
+	main(lines)

03b.py

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+""" Advent of Code
+
+December 3, puzzle B
+"""
+
+import re
+
+def main(lines):
+	""" Find the one claim that DOESN'T overlap in an NxN square.
+
+		Given a list of claims in the format
+		  #123 @ 4,5: 6x7
+		where the first number is the claim number, the second number
+		group is the x, y coordinates of the upper left corner, and
+		the third number group is the x, y size of the rectanglular claim,
+		find the number of cells in the square that have more than one
+		claim attached to them.
+
+		So: Generate a 1000x1000 table, one value for each cell.
+		For each claim:
+		  * If the cell is unoccupied, mark with "c"
+		  * If the cell is occupied, mark with "X"
+		Then cycle through the claims AGAIN. For each claim:
+		  * If any of its cells are marked "X", continue.
+		  * If ALL its cells are marked "c", that's my claim; report it!
+
+	"""
+
+	#                       grp 1      grp 2    grp 3     grp 4    grp 5
+	pattern = re.compile("#([0-9]+) @ ([0-9]+),([0-9]+): ([0-9]+)x([0-9]+)")
+
+	# Generate a 1000x1000 list of empty ("") cells using list comprehensions
+	fabric = [["" for y in range(1000)] for x in range(1000)] # fabric[y][x] (it's backwards!)
+
+	# first cycle, to mark claims
+	for line in lines:
+		m = pattern.match(line)
+		claim = int(m.group(1))
+		# because xleft and ytop are "distance from the edge", they're zero-indexed
+		xleft, ytop, xwidth, yheight = int(m.group(2)), int(m.group(3)), int(m.group(4)), int(m.group(5))
+		xright = xleft + xwidth
+		ybottom = ytop + yheight
+		for j in range(ytop, ybottom): # ranges include the first value but not the second
+			for i in range(xleft, xright):
+				if fabric[j][i] == "": # if the cell is unclaimed
+					fabric[j][i] = "c" # claim it
+				else:                  # otherwise
+					fabric[j][i] = "X" # mark it X so we know it's contested
+
+	# second cycle, to check claims
+	for line in lines:
+		m = pattern.match(line)
+		claim = int(m.group(1))
+		xleft, ytop, xwidth, yheight = int(m.group(2)), int(m.group(3)), int(m.group(4)), int(m.group(5))
+		xright = xleft + xwidth
+		ybottom = ytop + yheight
+		contested = False
+		for j in range(ytop, ybottom): # ranges include the first value but not the second
+			for i in range(xleft, xright):
+				if fabric[j][i] == "X": # if the cell is contested
+					contested = True    # oh well
+					break			    # break out
+										# otherwise continue
+
+		if contested == False:
+			print("Claim {} does not overlap!".format(claim))
+			return
+
+# (I don't need isX anymore.)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	lines = []
+	with open("03in.txt","r") as f:
+		for line in f:
+			lines.append(line.strip())
+	main(lines)