min of dict of enumerate of zip of splitlines of strip by count of columns of argument of key of min clear solution for The Stone Wall by veky - python coding challenges

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min of dict of enumerate of zip of splitlines of strip by count of columns of argument of key of min solution in Clear category for The Stone Wall by veky

def stone_wall(wall):
    columns = dict(enumerate(zip(*wall.strip().splitlines())))
    return min(columns, key=lambda i: columns[i].count('#'))

Sept. 7, 2018

Comments:

oduvan on Sept. 9, 2018, 8:49 a.m.
solution's name looks like a new programming language. You can call it CiO-Spoiler :)

veky on Sept. 9, 2018, 3:55 p.m.
I prefer the name Ouroboros. Note that it has a cycle. ;-)

Ephemeral on June 14, 2019, 6:09 p.m.
Awesome, simple solution!

bsquare on Sept. 15, 2019, 12:56 p.m.
Haha nice solution, and nice reference to Ouroboros :)

igharok on April 21, 2020, 10:56 a.m.
zip(split) trick to "turn" multiline on 90 degrees is really awesome

veky on April 21, 2020, 11 a.m.
It's not really rotate, but transpose. <a href="https://djangocentral.com/transpose-a-matrix/">https://djangocentral.com/transpose-a-matrix/</a>

igharok on April 21, 2020, 11:21 a.m.
You are right, thanks

lolucky on Oct. 18, 2021, 1:53 p.m.
Wow! i didn't know that you could provide a key for min. That simplifies so many things!

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