import aocd import collections def parse_rules(orders): """ Return a dictionary mapping page numbers to lists of page numbers For any given key, each page of the value must come after it """ rules = collections.defaultdict(list) for order in orders: k,v = order.split('|') rules[k].append(v) return rules def verify_update(update, rules): """ Ensure that an update is valid using an O(n^2) approach that will bite me in the ass in part B somehow """ update = update.split(',') for n, page in enumerate(update): for prev_page in update[:n]: if prev_page in rules[page]: return 0 return int(update[len(update)//2]) def solve(data): orders, updates = data.split('\n\n') rules = parse_rules(orders.split('\n')) return sum(verify_update(u, rules) for u in updates.split('\n')) if __name__ == '__main__': puz = aocd.models.Puzzle(year=2024, day=5) # data = puz.examples[0].input_data data = puz.input_data solution = solve(data) print(solution) aocd.submit(solution, year=2024, day=5, part='a')