advent-of-code/2016-python/day_06.py
2021-11-01 16:45:03 +01:00

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import sys
from collections import Counter
def get_message(pinput):
return ''.join(map(lambda l: Counter(l).most_common()[0][0], zip(*pinput.split('\n'))))
def get_real_message(pinput):
return ''.join(map(lambda l: Counter(l).most_common()[-1][0], zip(*pinput.split('\n'))))
def run(pinput):
"""Day 6: Signals and Noise"""
m = get_message(pinput)
n = get_real_message(pinput)
print('Corrected message, most common char: %s' % m)
print('Corrected message, least common char: %s' % n)
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f:
run(f.read().strip())
except IOError:
print('please provide a file path to puzzle file, example: ./puzzle.txt')
except IndexError:
print('please provide a file path to puzzle file, example: ./puzzle.txt')