streamlined 4 some

2021/day4/4.py

@@ -6,28 +6,23 @@ for s in range(2, len(lines),6):
 
 winsOn = [-1] * len(boards)
 
-# i should really make an attempt to optimize this
-
 for b in range(0, len(boards)):
 	for i in range(0, 5):
-		latest = 0
+		latestH = 0
+		latestV = 0
 		for j in range(0, 5):
-			if boards[b][i][j] not in draw:
+			if boards[b][i][j] not in draw or boards[b][j][i] not in draw:
 				break
 			drawIndex = draw.index(boards[b][i][j])
-			if drawIndex > latest:
+			if drawIndex > latestH:
-				latest = drawIndex 
+				latestH = drawIndex 
-		if winsOn[b] == -1 or winsOn[b] > latest:
-			winsOn[b] = latest
-		latest = 0
-		for j in range(0, 5):
-			if boards[b][j][i] not in draw:
-				break
 			drawIndex = draw.index(boards[b][j][i])
-			if drawIndex > latest:
+			if drawIndex > latestV:
-				latest = drawIndex 
+				latestV = drawIndex
-		if winsOn[b] > latest :
+		if winsOn[b] == -1 or winsOn[b] > latestH:
-			winsOn[b] = latest
+			winsOn[b] = latestH
+		if winsOn[b] == -1 or winsOn[b] > latestV:
+			winsOn[b] = latestV
 
 summa = 0
 summaLose = 0