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First solution in Clear category for Pawn Brotherhood by imhuwq
def safe_pawns(pawns):
count = 0
for pawn in pawns:
brothers = {'%s%s' % (chr(ord(pawn[0]) + 1), int(pawn[1]) - 1),
'%s%s' % (chr(ord(pawn[0]) - 1), int(pawn[1]) - 1)}
if brothers & pawns:
count += 1
return count
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
May 31, 2016