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50 lines
1.5 KiB
Python
50 lines
1.5 KiB
Python
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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"""How many triangle words does the list of common English words contain?
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The nth term of the sequence of triangle numbers is given by, tn = ½n(n+1); so the first ten triangle numbers are:
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1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, ...
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By converting each letter in a word to a number corresponding to its alphabetical position and adding these values we form a word value. For example, the word value for SKY is 19 + 11 + 25 = 55 = t10. If the word value is a triangle number then we shall call the word a triangle word.
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Using words.txt (p042/words.txt), a 16K text file containing nearly two-thousand common English words, how many are triangle words?
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"""
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import csv
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def triangle_generator():
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i = 0
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n = 0
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while True:
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i = i + 1
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n = n + i
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yield n
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def main():
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word_list = []
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reader = csv.reader(open('p042/words.txt'), delimiter=',', quotechar='"')
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for row in reader:
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word_list = word_list + row
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word_list = sorted(word_list)
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total = 0
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words = {}
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for word in word_list:
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score = 0
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for c in word:
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score = score + (ord(c) - 64)
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words[word] = score
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max_score = max(words.values())
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triangles = []
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for i in triangle_generator():
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if i > max_score:
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break
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triangles.append(i)
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for (word, score) in words.iteritems():
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if score in triangles:
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total = total + 1
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print 'Total:', total
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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main()
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