#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Advent Of Code 2020 - Day 3 """ ...#.#..#..#..#..............## .##.......###.#......#....#..## ..##.##.#......#....#..#...#..# ..##....... Right 1, down 1. Right 3, down 1. (This is the slope you already checked.) Right 5, down 1. Right 7, down 1. Right 1, down 2. multiply all runs """ #[right,down] runs = [[1,1], [3,1], [5,1], [7,1], [1,2]] filename = "input.txt" with open(filename) as f: content = f.readlines() treesTotal = 1 totalRows = len(content)-1 totalColumns = len(content[0])-1 print (totalColumns) print (totalRows) for run in runs: x,y = 0,0 moveRight = run[0] moveDown = run[1] trees = 0 row = 0 while x < totalRows: x = x + moveDown y = y + moveRight # didn't bother changing the while loop, so here we check if we are over the end if x > totalRows: break if y >= totalColumns: y = y - totalColumns if content[x][y] == "#": trees = trees + 1 row = row +1 treesTotal = trees * treesTotal print (treesTotal)