adventofcode2022/day5-1.py

from string import ascii_letters

DEBUG=False

STACKS_START = """FCPGQR
WTCP
BHPMC
LTQSMPR
PHJZVGN
DPJ
LGPZFJTR
NLHCFPTJ
GVZQHTCW"""

def debug(*args):
    if DEBUG:
        print(args)

def main():
    stacks = {}
    stacks_lines = STACKS_START.split("\n")
    for i, line in enumerate(stacks_lines):
        j = i+1
        for l in line:
            p = stacks.get(j, [])
            p.append(l)
            stacks[j] = p

    print(stacks)
    with open("input5.txt", "r") as file:
        inlines = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]

    instructions = []
    for line in inlines:
        words = line.split(" ")
        moves = []
        for word in words:
            try:
                moves.append(int(word))
            except ValueError:
                pass
        instructions.append(moves)
    
    for move in instructions:
        number, stack_from, stack_to = move
        f = stacks[stack_from]
        t = stacks[stack_to]
        for _ in range(number):
            crate = f.pop()
            t.append(crate)
        stacks[stack_from] = f
        stacks[stack_to] = t
    
    for num, stack in stacks.items():
        print(f"{num}: {stack[-1]}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()