Update part1.py

day12/part1.py

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # SpawnTerror 2022
 # Python 3.11.1
 # AOC Day 12 Part 1
-
+print('------------------------------------')
 '''
 Sabqponm
 abcryxxl
 accszExk
 acctuvwj
 abdefghi
 
+
+
 [['Sabqponm'], 
  ['abcryxxl'], 
  ['accszExk'], 
@@ -17,5 +19,64 @@
 '''
 with open("day12/test.txt") as f:
     grid = [list(row.strip()) for row in f.readlines()]
+    totalLines = len(grid)
+    lineLength = len(grid[0])
+
+def getStartCoordinates(grid):
+
+    totalLines = len(grid)
+    startPositionX = 0
+    startPositionY = 0
+
+    for lineNumber in range(0, totalLines):
+        for point in grid[lineNumber]:
+            if point == "S":
+                startX, startY = startPositionX, startPositionY
+            if point == "E":
+                goalX, goalY = startPositionX, startPositionY
+            startPositionY += 1
+        startPositionX += 1
+        startPositionY = 0
+
+    return startX, startY, goalX, goalY
+
+
+def debug():
+    print(f'Start coords = ', startX, '-', startY)
+    print(f'Goal coords = ', goalX, goalY)
+    print(f'Total lines = ', totalLines)
+    print(f'Line length = ', lineLength)
+    print(f'Starting value = ',grid[startX][startY])
+    print(f'Ending value = ',grid[goalX][goalY])
+
+def replaceWithNumbers(grid):
+    for n in range(0, totalLines):
+        for c in range(0, lineLength):
+            match grid[n][c]:
+                case 'S':
+                    grid[n][c] = 0
+                case 'E':
+                    grid[n][c] = 27
+                case other:
+                    grid[n][c] = ord(grid[n][c]) - 96
+    return grid
+
+startX, startY, goalX, goalY = getStartCoordinates(grid)
+grid = replaceWithNumbers(grid)
+#print(debug())
+for line in range(0,totalLines):
+    print(grid[line])
+
+value = 0
+current = [grid[startX][startY]]
 
-print(grid)
+while True:
+    if value == 0:
+        break
+    # check right
+    if startX  lineLength:
+        if current - grid[startX][startY+1] == -1:
+            startX +=1
+            value = grid[startX][startY+1]
+
+