advent_of_code_2023/Day14/python/solution1.py

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def read_grid(file_path):
"""Reads the grid from a file and returns it as a 2D list."""
try:
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
grid = [list(line.strip()) for line in file]
return grid
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error reading file {file_path}: {e}")
raise
def move_rocks_north(grid):
"""Moves all rounded rocks 'O' north as far as possible."""
rows = len(grid)
cols = len(grid[0])
for col in range(cols):
for row in range(1, rows): # Start from second row
if grid[row][col] == 'O':
target_row = row
while target_row > 0 and grid[target_row-1][col] == '.':
target_row -= 1
if target_row != row:
grid[target_row][col], grid[row][col] = grid[row][col], grid[target_row][col]
def calculate_load(grid):
"""Calculates the total load on the north support beams."""
rows = len(grid)
total_load = 0
for row in range(rows):
for cell in grid[row]:
if cell == 'O':
total_load += (rows - row)
return total_load
def run_simulation(file_path):
"""Runs the rock-moving simulation and returns the total load."""
try:
grid = read_grid(file_path)
print(f"Initial Grid from {file_path}:")
for row in grid:
print(''.join(row))
move_rocks_north(grid)
print(f"Grid after moving rocks north from {file_path}:")
for row in grid:
print(''.join(row))
total_load = calculate_load(grid)
return total_load
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error during simulation for file {file_path}: {e}")
raise
def test_simulation():
"""Runs test simulation and asserts the expected output."""
test_file = "../test.txt"
expected_load = 136 # Expected load from the test case
print("Running test simulation...")
actual_load = run_simulation(test_file)
print(f"Test simulation load: {actual_load}")
assert actual_load == expected_load, f"Test failed: expected {expected_load}, got {actual_load}"
print("Test passed successfully.")
def main():
"""Main function to run the test and then the actual simulation."""
try:
test_simulation()
input_file = "../input.txt"
print("\nRunning actual simulation...")
total_load = run_simulation(input_file)
print(f"Total load from actual simulation: {total_load}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error in main function: {e}")
# Run the main function
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()