advent-of-code/2016/d14/ex2/ex2.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import functools
import hashlib
import itertools
import sys
def solve(input: str) -> int:
def hash(n: int, salt: str) -> str:
key = salt + str(n)
for _ in range(2016 + 1):
key = hashlib.md5(key.encode()).hexdigest()
return key
def find_triplet_char(input: str) -> str | None:
for i in range(0, len(input) - 2):
a, b, c = input[i], input[i + 1], input[i + 2]
if a == b and b == c:
return a
return None
salt = input.strip()
hashed_salt = functools.cache(functools.partial(hash, salt=salt))
cur_key = 0
for i in itertools.count():
candidate = hashed_salt(i)
if (triplet_char := find_triplet_char(candidate)) is None:
continue
for j in range(i + 1, i + 1000 + 1):
if (triplet_char * 5) in hashed_salt(j):
cur_key += 1
if cur_key == 64:
return i
break
assert False # Sanity check
def main() -> None:
input = sys.stdin.read()
print(solve(input))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()