day7_take1.py

def count_visible_trees(filename):
    # Open the file and read the lines into a list
    with open(filename) as f:
        grid = f.readlines()

    # Parse the input and create a 2D list of integers
    grid = [[int(ch) for ch in row.strip()] for row in grid]

    # Initialize the count of visible trees
    count = 0

    # Iterate over the elements of the grid
    for row in range(len(grid)):
        for col in range(len(grid[0])):
            # Check if the current element is on the edge of the grid
            if row == 0 or row == len(grid)-1 or col == 0 or col == len(grid[0])-1:
                count += 1
            else:
                # Check if there are any taller trees blocking the view
                # of the current element in any direction
                if max([grid[row-1][col], grid[row+1][col], grid[row][col-1], grid[row][col+1]], default=grid[row][col]) <= grid[row][col]:
                    count += 1

    # Return the count of visible trees
    return count





filename = "sample.txt"
count = count_visible_trees(filename)
print(count)