Day 9: Mirage Maintenance

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    7 months ago

    Python

    Easy one today

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    import pathlib
    
    base_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
    filename = base_dir / "day9_input.txt"
    
    with open(base_dir / filename) as f:
        lines = f.read().splitlines()
    
    histories = [[int(n) for n in line.split()] for line in lines]
    
    answer_p1 = 0
    answer_p2 = 0
    
    for history in histories:
        deltas: list[list[int]] = []
        last_line: list[int] = history
    
        while any(last_line):
            deltas.append(last_line)
            last_line = [last_line[i] - last_line[i - 1] for i in range(1, len(last_line))]
    
        first_value = 0
        last_value = 0
        for delta_list in reversed(deltas):
            last_value = delta_list[-1] + last_value
            first_value = delta_list[0] - first_value
    
        answer_p1 += last_value
        answer_p2 += first_value
    
    print(f"{answer_p1=}")
    print(f"{answer_p2=}")