From add8230d4bc054625fe1b0ad8049fd52f7d46b7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FrederikBaerentsen <frederik+gitea@baerentsen.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:47:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Cleaned up 2024/24 P1

---
 2024/24/solution.py | 26 +++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/2024/24/solution.py b/2024/24/solution.py
index 0048143..f22c33b 100644
--- a/2024/24/solution.py
+++ b/2024/24/solution.py
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ def returnLogic(x,logic,y,z,gates):
 #                                       #
 #########################################
 def part1():
-    gates, instructions = loadGates(input_f)
-    
-    #print(gates)
-    #print(instructions)
     wait_for = []
-    for inst in instructions:
-        
-        x,logic,y,z = inst
+    gates, instructions = loadGates(input_f)
+
+    while instructions or wait_for:
+        if len(instructions) > 0:
+            inst = instructions.pop(0)
+            x,logic,y,z = inst
 
         if x not in gates or y not in gates:
             wait_for.append(inst)
@@ -62,13 +61,6 @@ def part1():
         
         gates[z] = returnLogic(x,logic,y,z,gates)
 
-    while len(wait_for) > 0:
-        for wdx, w in enumerate(wait_for):
-            x,logic,y,z = w
-            if x in gates and y in gates:
-                gates[z] = returnLogic(x,logic,y,z,gates)
-                wait_for.pop(wdx)
-
     result = ''
     
     countZ = 0
@@ -78,11 +70,7 @@ def part1():
             countZ += 1
     
     for i in range(countZ-1,-1,-1):
-        if i < 10:
-            result += str(gates['z0'+str(i)])
-        else:
-            result += str(gates['z'+str(i)])
-    #print(result)
+        result += str(gates[f"z{i:02}"])
     return int(result, 2)
     
 start_time = time.time()