Project Euler Problem 57 Solution With Python

pep57.py

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# time module
import time

# time at the start of program execution
start = time.time()

# p
p = 1

# q
q = 1

# counter
counter = 0

# 1000 iterations
for i in xrange(1000):
    a1 = p + 2*q
    b1 = p + q
    if len(str(a1)) > len(str(b1)):
        counter += 1
    p = a1
    q = b1

# printing the counter
print counter

# time at the end of program execution
end = time.time()

# total time of execution
print end - start