From 6f46e13b5c46920ada46f901fd50577c07151b54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wieerwill <robert.jeutter@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 19:49:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] solve Day06 Part1 in python

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 Day06/python/solution1.py | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Day06/python/solution1.py

diff --git a/Day06/python/solution1.py b/Day06/python/solution1.py
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+def parse_input(file_path):
+    """Parse the input file into race times and record distances."""
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+        times = [int(value) for value in lines[0].strip().split() if value.isdigit()]
+        distances = [int(value) for value in lines[1].strip().split() if value.isdigit()]
+    print(f"Input parsed. Times: {times}, Distances: {distances}")
+    return times, distances
+
+def calculate_winning_ways(time, record):
+    """Calculate the number of ways to beat the record for a single race."""
+    print(f"Calculating winning ways for time: {time}, record: {record}")
+    winning_ways = 0
+    # Check hold times from 0 up to (time - 1)
+    for hold_time in range(time):
+        speed = hold_time
+        remaining_time = time - hold_time
+        distance = speed * remaining_time
+        print(f"Hold Time: {hold_time}, Speed: {speed}, Remaining Time: {remaining_time}, Distance: {distance}")
+        # Count as winning way if distance is greater than the record
+        if distance > record:
+            winning_ways += 1
+    print(f"Winning ways for this race: {winning_ways}")
+    return winning_ways
+
+def total_winning_combinations(times, distances):
+    """Calculate the total number of winning combinations for all races."""
+    print("Calculating total winning combinations.")
+    total_combinations = 1
+    for time, record in zip(times, distances):
+        winning_ways = calculate_winning_ways(time, record)
+        if winning_ways == 0:
+            print("No winning way for a race. Exiting.")
+            return 0  # Early exit if no winning way for a race
+        total_combinations *= winning_ways
+    print(f"Total winning combinations: {total_combinations}")
+    return total_combinations
+
+def run_test(file_path):
+    """Run the test with assertions to verify the functionality."""
+    print(f"Running test with file: {file_path}")
+    times, distances = parse_input(file_path)
+    result = total_winning_combinations(times, distances)
+    print(f"Test result: {result}")
+    assert result == 288, f"Test failed! Expected 288, got {result}"
+    print("Test passed successfully.")
+
+def main():
+    """Main function to run the test and then process the input file."""
+    try:
+        test_file_path = "../test.txt"
+        run_test(test_file_path)
+
+        input_file_path = "../input.txt"
+        print(f"\nProcessing input file: {input_file_path}")
+        times, distances = parse_input(input_file_path)
+        result = total_winning_combinations(times, distances)
+        print(f"Final result from input file: {result}")
+
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+    except AssertionError as e:
+        print(f"Assertion Error: {e}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()