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First solution in Clear category for Pawn Brotherhood by nennogabriel
def safe_pawns(pawns):
pawns = [(ord(c),int(l)) for c,l in pawns] #converting to tuples of numbers
n = 0
for c,l in pawns:
if (c-1,l-1) in pawns or (c+1,l-1) in pawns: n+=1
return n
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
Aug. 7, 2014