# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*- from pathlib import Path # we read the lines in a Nx2 in array with value 0/1/2 instead of A/B/C or X/Y/Z for # easier manipulation with open(Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("inputs", "day2.txt")) as fp: values = [ (ord(row[0]) - ord("A"), ord(row[2]) - ord("X")) for row in fp.readlines() ] def score_1(ux: int, vx: int) -> int: # explanation: # - (1 + vx) is just the score of the shape # - ((1 - (ux - vx)) % 3) gives 0 for loss, 1 for draw and 2 for win, that we # can multiply with 3 to get the outcome score return (1 + vx) + ((1 - (ux - vx)) % 3) * 3 def score_2(ux: int, vx: int) -> int: # explanation: # - (ux + vx - 1) % 3 gives the target shape (0, 1, 2), we add one to get the score # - vx * 3 is simply the outcome score return (ux + vx - 1) % 3 + 1 + vx * 3 # part 1 - 13526 print(f"score 1 is {sum(score_1(*v) for v in values)}") # part 2 - 14204 print(f"score 2 is {sum(score_2(*v) for v in values)}")