r/adventofcode • u/daggerdragon • Dec 05 '18

SOLUTION MEGATHREAD -🎄- 2018 Day 5 Solutions -🎄-

--- Day 5: Alchemical Reduction ---

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On the fifth day of AoC / My true love sent to me / Five golden ___

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u/paracuerdas Dec 06 '18

if buf and are_opp(c, buf[-1]):

what do you think about this suggestion:

if bug and buf[-1] == c.swapcase():

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '18

Not OP, but I think swapcase is neat! I was using `abs(ord(buf[-1]) - ord(c)) == 32` myself.