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2023/python/day03.py

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 SYMBOLS="*%@#+-/$=&"
 
 def get_all_numbers_and_starting_coords(mat):
+    """
+        for a coordinate, walks right until it encounters a non digit, 
+        when it does, it adds that number string to a collection, 
+        and starts over, walking right until it continues to next row
+    """
     nums = []
     for y, row in enumerate(mat):
         x = 0
@@ -20,12 +25,23 @@ def get_all_numbers_and_starting_coords(mat):
             x += len(num)
     return nums
 
-def get_row_coords(x1,y, length):
+def get_row_coords(x1, y, length):
+    """
+    for a given x,y point, it just creates the rest of the x/y coords to the right of this coord for a run
+    """
     coords = []
     for x in range(x1, x1+length):
         coords.append((x,y))
     return coords
 
+def process_number(mx, coords, num):
+    line_coords = get_row_coords(*coords, len(num))
+    for coord in line_coords:
+        any_symbols = [(cs, v) for cs,v in matrix.get_neighbor_coords(mx, *coord) if v in SYMBOLS]
+        if any_symbols:
+            return True, any_symbols[0]
+    return False, None
+
 # @shared.profile
 def part1(mat):
     choose = []
@@ -40,15 +56,6 @@ def part1(mat):
     print(total)
 
 
-def process_number(mx, coords, num):
-    line_coords = get_row_coords(*coords, len(num))
-    for coord in line_coords:
-        any_symbols = [(cs, v) for cs,v in matrix.get_neighbor_coords(mx, *coord) if v in SYMBOLS]
-        if any_symbols:
-            return True, any_symbols[0]
-    return False, None
-
-
 # @shared.profile
 def part2(mat):
     splats = matrix.find_in_matrix(mat, "*", False)
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ def part2(mat):
         valid, sc = process_number(mat, coords, num)
         if valid:
             symbols[(sc[0]['r'],sc[0]['c'])].append(num)
+    
     total = 0
     for splat in splats:
         neighbors = symbols[splat]