advent-of-code/py/2021/14.py
2021-12-23 23:35:11 +00:00

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import argparse
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
def step(pairs, rules):
result = Counter()
for pair, amount in pairs.items():
if pair in rules:
a, b = rules[pair]
result[a] += amount
result[b] += amount
else:
result[pair] += amount
return result
def count_chars(template, pairs):
chars = Counter()
for pair, amount in pairs.items():
chars[pair[0]] += amount
chars[template[-1]] += 1
return chars
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("file", type=Path)
args = parser.parse_args()
with open(args.file) as f:
template = next(f).strip()
next(f)
rules = {}
for line in f:
pair, char = line.strip().split(" -> ")
rules[pair] = (pair[0] + char, char + pair[1])
pairs = Counter(template[i:i+2] for i in range(len(template) - 1))
for i in range(10):
pairs = step(pairs, rules)
chars = count_chars(template, pairs).most_common()
print(f"Part 1: {chars[0][1] - chars[-1][1]}")
for i in range(30): # 40 steps total
pairs = step(pairs, rules)
chars = count_chars(template, pairs).most_common()
print(f"Part 2: {chars[0][1] - chars[-1][1]}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()