advent-of-code/2023/d12/ex1/ex1.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import functools
import sys
def solve(input: list[str]) -> int:
def parse(input: list[str]) -> list[tuple[str, tuple[int, ...]]]:
return [
(record, tuple(map(int, groups.split(","))))
for record, groups in map(str.split, input)
]
@functools.cache
def solve_line(record: str, groups: tuple[int, ...]) -> int:
# Empty string must have no groups left, or it's not a solve
if len(record) == 0:
return 1 if len(groups) == 0 else 0
# Empty groups must not contain any broken spring, or it's not a solve
if len(groups) == 0:
return 1 if all(c in (".", "?") for c in record) else 0
# Skip working springs
if record[0] == ".":
return solve_line(record[1:], groups)
# Try with a '.' (and discard it directly), or a '#' for the unknown springs
if record[0] == "?":
return solve_line(record[1:], groups) + solve_line("#" + record[1:], groups)
# We start with a '#', check that the group is long enough
if len(record) < groups[0] or any(c == "." for c in record[: groups[0]]):
return 0
# And check that we _can_ separate the group from the next one
if len(record) > groups[0] and record[groups[0]] == "#":
return 0
# Now recurse
return solve_line(record[groups[0] + 1 :], groups[1:])
lines = parse(input)
return sum(solve_line(record, groups) for record, groups in lines)
def main() -> None:
input = sys.stdin.read().splitlines()
print(solve(input))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()