advent-of-code/2016/d09/ex2/ex2.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
from collections.abc import Iterator
def solve(input: str) -> int:
def decompress(input: str) -> int:
def helper() -> Iterator[int]:
i = 0
is_marker = False
while i < len(input):
if is_marker:
j = input.find(")", i)
else:
j = input.find("(", i)
if j == -1:
j = len(input)
if is_marker:
length, repeat = map(int, input[i + 1 : j].split("x"))
yield decompress(input[j + 1 : j + length + 1]) * repeat
i = j + length + 1
else:
yield j - i
i = j
is_marker = not is_marker
return sum(helper())
return decompress(input.strip())
def main() -> None:
input = sys.stdin.read()
print(solve(input))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()