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First solution in Clear category for Feed Pigeons by vlad.bezden
'''
I start to feed one of the pigeons. A minute later two more fly by and a minute
after that another 3. Then 4, and so on (Ex: 1+2+3+4+...). One portion of food
lasts a pigeon for a minute, but in case there's not enough food for all the
birds, the pigeons who arrived first ate first. Pigeons are hungry animals and
eat without knowing when to stop.
If I have N portions of bird feed, how many pigeons will be fed with at least
one portion of wheat?
Input: A quantity of portions wheat as a positive integer.
Output: The number of fed pigeons as an integer.
Precondition: 0 < N < 105.
'''
def checkio(number: int) -> int:
pigeons = 1
counter = 1
while number > pigeons:
number -= pigeons
counter += 1
if number < pigeons + counter:
break
pigeons += counter
return number if number > pigeons else pigeons
if __name__ == '__main__':
assert checkio(1) == 1, '1st example'
assert checkio(2) == 1, '2nd example'
assert checkio(3) == 2, '3rd example'
assert checkio(5) == 3, '4th example'
assert checkio(10) == 6, '5th example'
assert checkio(40) == 15, '6th example'
Feb. 4, 2018
