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simple solution in Clear category for Golden Pyramid by abe.dillon
def count_gold(pyramid):
"""
Return max possible sum in a path from top to bottom
"""
count = []
for level in pyramid:
count.append(0)
count = [max(count[n-1], count[n]) + num for n, num in enumerate(level)]
return max(count)
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"
Feb. 21, 2015
