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INPUT_FILE = "input.text"
INSTRUCTIONS = []
PATH = {}
def read_file() -> None:
with open(INPUT_FILE, 'r') as file:
lines = file.readlines()
line_index = 0
for line in lines:
# This in our instruction line
if line_index == 0:
for char in line:
if char == 'L':
INSTRUCTIONS.append(0)
elif char == 'R':
INSTRUCTIONS.append(1)
elif line_index != 1:
source: str = line.split('=')[0].strip()
dest = line.split('=')[1].strip()[1:-1].split(', ')
PATH[source] = dest
line_index += 1
def main() -> None:
read_file()
# print(PATH)
pos = 'AAA'
steps = 1
while True:
done = False
for instruction in INSTRUCTIONS:
pos = PATH[pos][instruction]
if pos == 'ZZZ':
done = True
break
steps += 1
if done:
break
print(f'Steps taken: {steps}')
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()