advent_of_code_2023/Day09/python/solution2.py

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def generate_difference_table(history):
"""Generates a difference table for a given history."""
table = [history]
while not all(value == 0 for value in table[-1]):
try:
next_row = [
table[-1][i + 1] - table[-1][i] for i in range(len(table[-1]) - 1)
]
except IndexError as e:
print(f"IndexError in generate_difference_table: {e}")
print(f"Current table: {table}")
raise
table.append(next_row)
return table
def extrapolate_previous_value(table):
"""Extrapolates the previous value from the difference table."""
try:
for i in range(len(table) - 2, -1, -1):
table[i].insert(0, table[i][0] - table[i + 1][0])
except IndexError as e:
print(f"IndexError in extrapolate_previous_value: {e}")
print(f"Current table: {table}")
raise
return table[0][0]
def solve_puzzle(filename):
"""Solves the puzzle by reading histories from the file and summing their extrapolated previous values."""
total = 0
try:
with open(filename, "r") as file:
for line in file:
try:
history = [int(x) for x in line.split()]
diff_table = generate_difference_table(history)
prev_value = extrapolate_previous_value(diff_table)
total += prev_value
except ValueError as e:
print(f"ValueError processing line '{line}': {e}")
except IndexError as e:
print(f"IndexError processing line '{line}': {e}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print(f"FileNotFoundError: The file {filename} was not found.")
raise
except Exception as e:
print(f"Unexpected error processing file {filename}: {e}")
raise
return total
def test():
"""Runs the test using the test.txt file and asserts the expected outcome for the second part of the puzzle."""
expected = 2 # Expected result from the test data for the second part
try:
result = solve_puzzle("../test.txt")
assert result == expected, f"Test failed: Expected {expected}, got {result}"
print("Test passed successfully.")
except AssertionError as e:
print(e)
raise
def main():
"""Main function to run the test and then solve the puzzle."""
print("Running test for the second part...")
test()
print("Test completed. Solving the puzzle for the second part...")
result = solve_puzzle("../input.txt")
print(f"Puzzle result for the second part: {result}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()