day 8 part 2

Author: HamidByte

day8/day8.py

@@ -1,24 +1,42 @@
 # read input
-
 with open('input.txt', 'r') as file:
     data = file.read().strip().split('\n')
 
-# part 1
 totalVisibleTrees = 0
 rows = len(data)
 columns = len(data[0])
 edges = rows * 2 + columns * 2 - 4
 totalVisibleTrees = edges
+totalScenicScore = []
 
 for row in range(1, rows - 1):
   for col in range(1, columns - 1):
     tree = data[row][col]
-    left = [data[row][col - i] for i in range(1, col + 1)]
-    right = [data[row][col + i] for i in range(1, columns - col)]
     up = [data[row - i][col] for i in range(1, row + 1)]
     down = [data[row + i][col] for i in range(1, rows - row)]
+    left = [data[row][col - i] for i in range(1, col + 1)]
+    right = [data[row][col + i] for i in range(1, columns - col)]
 
+    # part 1
     if (max(left) < tree or max(right) < tree or max(up) < tree or max(down) < tree):
       totalVisibleTrees += 1
 
+    # part 2
+    scenicScore = 1
+    for list in (up, down, left, right):
+      count = 0
+      for i in range(len(list)):
+        if (list[i] < tree):
+          count = count + 1
+        else:
+          count = count + 1
+          break
+      scenicScore = scenicScore * count
+    totalScenicScore.append(scenicScore)
+
+# part 1
 print('Total number of visible trees: ', totalVisibleTrees)
+
+# part 2
+highestScenicScore = max(totalScenicScore)
+print('Highest scenic score: ', highestScenicScore)