Day 5 Completed

day5/part1.py

@@ -2,28 +2,52 @@
 # Python 3.11.1
 # AOC Day 5 Part 1
 
-with open('day5/test.txt', 'r') as f:
+# Open the file, read and split by lines
+with open('day5/input.txt', 'r') as f:
     inputData = f.read().splitlines()
 
+# Enumerate lines and each string
+# Empty line means end of crates
 for lineNumber, stringData in enumerate(inputData):
     if stringData == '':
         separateLine = lineNumber
-
+
+# Divide crates and movement instructions
 cratesData = inputData[:separateLine]
-movesData = inputData[separateLine+1:]
+movementData = inputData[separateLine+1:]
+
+# Count all the columns by finding the biggest integer in the last line
 columnsNumber = int(max(cratesData[-1]))
+
+# Define a list and answer string
 movementlist = []
+answer = ""
 
+# Create a list, based on the last line in cratesData
 cratesList = [[letter] for letter in cratesData[-2][1:4*columnsNumber:4]]
 
+# Then enumerate position and letter, append to the above list
 for string in cratesData[-3::-1]:
     for position, letter in enumerate(string[1:4*columnsNumber:4]):
         if letter.isalpha():
             cratesList[position].append(letter)
 
-for movementInstruction in movesData:
+# Create movement list by taking position 1, 3 and 5 from each line
+for movementInstruction in movementData:
     splitIntruction = movementInstruction.split(' ')
     movementlist.append([int(splitIntruction[1]),int(splitIntruction[3]),int(splitIntruction[5])])
 
-print(cratesList)
-print(movementlist)
+# Move crates one by one, use pop and append
+# 
+for movement in movementlist:
+    for position in range(movement[0],0,-1):
+        bufferCrate = cratesList[movement[1]-1].pop()
+        # print(f'Buffer crate = ', bufferCrate)
+        cratesList[movement[2]-1].append(bufferCrate)
+
+# Get all the last letters in the list [-1]
+for number in range(0, columnsNumber):
+    answer = answer + cratesList[number][-1]
+print(f'Crates on top, counting from the left column: ', answer)
+
+

day5/part2.py

@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
 # SpawnTerror 2022
 # Python 3.11.1
-# AOC Day 5 Part 2
+# AOC Day 5 Part 2
+
+# Open the file, read and split by lines
+with open('day5/input.txt', 'r') as f:
+    inputData = f.read().splitlines()
+
+# Enumerate lines and each string
+# Empty line means end of crates
+for lineNumber, stringData in enumerate(inputData):
+    if stringData == '':
+        separateLine = lineNumber
+
+# Divide crates and movement instructions
+cratesData = inputData[:separateLine]
+movementData = inputData[separateLine+1:]
+
+# Count all the columns by finding the biggest integer in the last line
+columnsNumber = int(max(cratesData[-1]))
+
+# Define a list and answer string
+movementlist = []
+answer = ""
+
+# Create a list, based on the last line in cratesData
+cratesList = [[letter] for letter in cratesData[-2][1:4*columnsNumber:4]]
+
+# Then enumerate position and letter, append to the above list
+for string in cratesData[-3::-1]:
+    for position, letter in enumerate(string[1:4*columnsNumber:4]):
+        if letter.isalpha():
+            cratesList[position].append(letter)
+
+# Create movement list by taking position 1, 3 and 5 from each line
+for movementInstruction in movementData:
+    splitIntruction = movementInstruction.split(' ')
+    movementlist.append([int(splitIntruction[1]),int(splitIntruction[3]),int(splitIntruction[5])])
+
+# Move crates all at once, use pop and append
+for movement in movementlist:
+    for position in range(movement[0],0,-1):
+        bufferCrate = cratesList[movement[1]-1].pop(-position)
+        # Move all the crates at once (-position)
+        # print(f'Buffer crate = ', bufferCrate)
+        cratesList[movement[2]-1].append(bufferCrate)
+
+# Get all the last letters in the list [-1]
+for number in range(0, columnsNumber):
+    answer = answer + cratesList[number][-1]
+print(f'Crates on top, counting from the left column: ', answer)