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advent_of_code/2023/14/part 2 solution.py
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with open(r'advent_of_code\2023\14\input.txt', 'r') as file:
input = file.read()
test_input = '''O....#....
O.OO#....#
.....##...
OO.#O....O
.O.....O#.
O.#..O.#.#
..O..#O..O
.......O..
#....###..
#OO..#....'''
#input = test_input.split('\n')
input = input.split('\n')
# Convert each line into a list of characters
grid = [[char for char in row] for row in input]
def move_north(grid):
# Get the number of rows and columns
rows = len(grid)
cols = len(grid[0])
# Iterate over each column
for col in range(cols):
# Iterate over each row
for _ in range(rows):
for row in range(rows):
# If there's an 'O' above a '.', swap them
if grid[row][col] == 'O' and row > 0 and grid[row-1][col] == '.':
grid[row][col] = '.'
grid[row-1][col] = 'O'
return grid
def score(grid):
# Initialize score to 0
score = 0
# Get the number of rows and columns
rows = len(grid)
cols = len(grid[0])
# Iterate over each cell in the grid
for row in range(rows):
for col in range(cols):
# If the cell contains an 'O', add the number of rows minus the current row to the score
if grid[row][col] == 'O':
score += len(grid) - row
return score
def show(grid):
# Print each row of the grid
for row in range(len(grid)):
print(''.join(grid[row]))
def rotate(grid):
# Get the number of rows and columns
rows = len(grid)
cols = len(grid[0])
# Initialize a new grid with '?' characters
new_grid = [['?' for _ in range(rows)] for _ in range(cols)]
# Rotate the original grid 90 degrees clockwise
for row in range(rows):
for col in range(cols):
new_grid[col][rows-1-row] = grid[row][col]
return new_grid
# Dictionary to store previously seen grid states
grid_history = {}
# Set target to 1 Billion
target = 1000000000
time = 0
# Keep rolling and rotating the grid until time reaches target
while time < target:
time += 1
for move_count in range(4):
grid = move_north(grid)
# Print the score after the first roll
# Part 1 answer is printed here
if time == 1 and move_count == 0:
score_after_first_roll = score(grid)
print(f'Part 1 answer: {score_after_first_roll}')
# Rotate the grid
grid = rotate(grid)
# Convert the grid to a hashable format (tuple of tuples)
grid_hash = tuple(tuple(row) for row in grid)
# If we've seen this grid state before, we've found a cycle
if grid_hash in grid_history:
# Calculate the length of the cycle
cycle_length = time - grid_history[grid_hash]
# Skip ahead as many full cycles as we can
cycles_to_skip = (target - time) // cycle_length
time += cycles_to_skip * cycle_length
# Store the current time for this grid state
grid_history[grid_hash] = time
# Print the final score
final_score = score(grid)
print(f'Part 2 answer: {final_score}')