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First solution in Clear category for Pawn Brotherhood by Corwine
def safe_pawns(pawns):
pawns = {(ord(p[0]) - ord('a'), int(p[1])) for p in pawns}
return len([p for p in pawns if (p[0] - 1, p[1] - 1) in pawns or (p[0] + 1, p[1] - 1) in pawns])
if __name__ == '__main__':
#These "asserts" using only for self-checking and not necessary for auto-testing
assert safe_pawns({"b4", "d4", "f4", "c3", "e3", "g5", "d2"}) == 6
assert safe_pawns({"b4", "c4", "d4", "e4", "f4", "g4", "e5"}) == 1
Feb. 19, 2015
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