Polka Dots Avantos

gistfile1.txt

# This takes input txt file for the ascii pattern
import sys

def compute_polkadot_score(ascii_art):
    lines = ascii_art.split('\n')

    # 1. Find lips x-range: ('''''' ®'''''''')
    #    No ' , or - in lips → boundary chars are ( and )
    lips_start = lips_end = -1
    for line in lines:
        idx = line.find("(''''''")
        if idx != -1:
            lips_start = idx
            lips_end = line.find("'''''''')", idx) + 8
            break

    # 2. Pupils: the two • on the face line "• ; •"
    #    Explicitly 2 chars (one per eye)
    num_pupil_chars = 2

    # 3. Count O polkadots on the dress (lines >= 18)
    DRESS_START = 18
    inside = outside = 0
    for line in lines[DRESS_START:]:
        for col, ch in enumerate(line):
            if ch == 'O':
                if lips_start <= col <= lips_end:
                    inside += 1
                else:
                    outside += 1

    # 4. Score
    score = outside + inside * num_pupil_chars

    print(f"Lips range    : cols {lips_start}-{lips_end}")
    print(f"Pupil chars   : {num_pupil_chars}")
    print(f"O dots inside : {inside}")
    print(f"O dots outside: {outside}")
    print(f"Score         : {outside} + ({inside} x {num_pupil_chars}) = {score}")
    return score


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python3 compute_polkadot_score.py <input.txt>")
        sys.exit(1)

    with open(sys.argv[1], encoding='utf-8') as f:
        art = f.read()

    compute_polkadot_score(art)