14.py

# --- Day 14: Reindeer Olympics ---

def day_14(instructions, seconds):
  reindeers = []

  for line in instructions:
    #Rudolph can fly 22 km/s for 8 seconds, but then must rest for 165 seconds.
    _, _, _, speed, _, _, duration, _, _, _, _, _, _, rest, _ = line.replace(".\n", "").split(" ")
    reindeers.append({"speed": int(speed), "duration": int(duration), "rest": int(rest), "distance": 0, "points": 0})

  distance = 0

  for i in range(seconds):
    for r in reindeers:
      if i % (r["rest"] + r["duration"]) < r["duration"]:
        r["distance"] += r["speed"]
        if r["distance"] > distance:
          distance = r["distance"]
    # assign points to leader(s)
    for r in reindeers:
      if r["distance"] == distance:
        r["points"] += 1

  points = 0
  for r in reindeers:
    if r["points"] > points:
      points = r["points"]

  return (distance, points)

with open("input/14.txt") as instructions:
  res = day_14(instructions, 2503)
  print(res[0])
  print(res[1])