day6 makes me wanna do it in python lol

day6/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		panic("Provide input file")
+	}
+	inputFile := os.Args[1]
+
+	part1, part2 := solution(inputFile)
+	fmt.Printf("(%s) Part 1: %d\n(%s) Part 2: %d\n", inputFile, part1, inputFile, part2)
+}
+
+type Patroller struct {
+	x, y      int
+	direction int
+	walkMap   [][]bool
+	height    int
+	width     int
+}
+
+func solution(inputFile string) (int, int) {
+	var part2 int
+
+	// Read line by line
+	input, err := os.Open(inputFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer input.Close()
+	// patrolMap is a 2D bool array to keep track of the patrol
+	var pX, pY int
+	patrolMap := make([][]bool, 0)
+	for {
+		var line string
+		_, err := fmt.Fscanf(input, "%s\n", &line)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		// Add the line to the patrolMap
+		patrolMap = append(patrolMap, make([]bool, len(line)))
+		for i, c := range line {
+			if c == '#' {
+				patrolMap[len(patrolMap)-1][i] = false
+			}
+			if c == '.' {
+				patrolMap[len(patrolMap)-1][i] = true
+			}
+			if c == '^' {
+				pX = i
+				pY = len(patrolMap)
+				patrolMap[len(patrolMap)-1][i] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(pX+1, pY+1)
+
+	steps := 0
+	escaped := false
+	p := NewPatroller(pX, pY, 0, patrolMap)
+	for {
+		steps++
+		switch p.direction {
+		case 0: // NORTH
+			if p.y-1 < 0 {
+				escaped = true
+				break
+			} else if !p.walkMap[p.x][p.y-1] {
+				p.turnRight()
+				break
+			}
+			p.y--
+		case 1: // EAST
+			if p.x+1 >= len(p.walkMap[0]) {
+				escaped = true
+				break
+			}
+			if !p.walkMap[p.x+1][p.y] {
+				p.turnRight()
+				break
+			}
+			p.x++
+		case 2: // SOUTH
+			if p.y+1 >= len(p.walkMap) {
+				escaped = true
+				break
+			}
+			if !p.walkMap[p.x][p.y+1] {
+				p.turnRight()
+				break
+			}
+			p.y++
+		case 3: // WEST
+			if p.x-1 < 0 {
+				escaped = true
+				break
+			}
+			if !p.walkMap[p.x-1][p.y] {
+				p.turnRight()
+				break
+			}
+			p.x--
+		}
+		if escaped {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return steps, part2
+}
+
+func NewPatroller(x, y, direction int, walkMap [][]bool) *Patroller {
+	return &Patroller{
+		x:         x,
+		y:         y,
+		direction: direction,
+		walkMap:   walkMap,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Patroller) turnRight() {
+	p.direction = (p.direction + 1) % 4
+}

day6/run

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+go build -o ./bin/solution ./main.go
+./bin/solution "$1"