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Dynamic programming solution in Clear category for Golden Pyramid by Riddick
def count_gold(pyramid):
a = [list(row) for row in pyramid]
for i in range(len(a) - 2, -1, -1):
for j in range(0, i+1):
a[i][j] += max(a[i+1][j],a[i+1][j+1])
return a[0][0]
if __name__ == '__main__':
#These "asserts" using only for self-checking and not necessary for auto-testing
assert count_gold((
(1,),
(2, 3),
(3, 3, 1),
(3, 1, 5, 4),
(3, 1, 3, 1, 3),
(2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2),
(5, 6, 4, 5, 6, 4, 3)
)) == 23, "First example"
assert count_gold((
(1,),
(2, 1),
(1, 2, 1),
(1, 2, 1, 1),
(1, 2, 1, 1, 1),
(1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1),
(1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 9)
)) == 15, "Second example"
assert count_gold((
(9,),
(2, 2),
(3, 3, 3),
(4, 4, 4, 4)
)) == 18, "Third example"
May 29, 2015
