Solution to crypto50-give_life_to_the_letters @ Shellter Labs - Carnaval Hacking 2017

shellterlabs_game_of_life_custom_rule.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
## Solution to crypto50-give_life_to_the_letters @ Shellter Labs - Carnaval Hacking 2017
## Conway's Game of Life w/ a 5th custom rule
# @author intrd - http://dann.com.br/ (original GoL implementation by https://github.com/JulianLaval/game-of-life-python)
# @license Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

from os import system, name
from sys import stdin
from copy import deepcopy
from html import parser
import time

f = open("input_formated.txt")
input = f.read().splitlines()

global inputArray
inputArray = []	
for line in input:
	inputArray.append(list(line))

def get_highest_value_from_array(arrayy):
	return(max(arrayy))
	
def nextGen(inputArray):
	newArray = deepcopy(inputArray)
	for lineKey, line in enumerate(inputArray):
		for charKey, char in enumerate(line):
			if inputArray[lineKey][charKey] != " " and neighbours(lineKey, charKey) < 2:
				newArray[lineKey][charKey] = " "
			elif inputArray[lineKey][charKey] != " " and neighbours(lineKey, charKey) > 3:
				newArray[lineKey][charKey] = " "
			elif inputArray[lineKey][charKey] == " " and neighbours(lineKey, charKey) == 3:
				#newArray[lineKey][charKey] = "x"
				neis = get_neighbours(lineKey, charKey)
				maxval=get_highest_value_from_array(neis)
				newArray[lineKey][charKey] = maxval
				#print(maxval)
	return newArray

def neighbours(y, x):
	counter = 0
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x-1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x+1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y >= 0 and inputArray[y][x-1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y >= 0 and inputArray[y][x+1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x-1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x+1] != " ":
			counter += 1
	except:
		pass
	return counter

def get_neighbours(y, x): #fast pog :)
	counter = 0
	neigs = []
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x-1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y-1][x-1])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y-1][x])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y-1 >= 0 and inputArray[y-1][x+1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y-1][x+1])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y >= 0 and inputArray[y][x-1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y][x-1])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y >= 0 and inputArray[y][x+1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y][x+1])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x-1 >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x-1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y+1][x-1])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y+1][x])
	except:
		pass
	try:
		if x+1 >= 0 and y+1 >= 0 and inputArray[y+1][x+1] != " ":
			neigs.append(inputArray[y+1][x+1])
	except:
		pass
	return neigs

gen = 0
while True:
	newPrint = deepcopy(inputArray)
	print("Generation: ",str(gen),"\n\n")
	print( '\n'.join([''.join(line) for line in newPrint]))
	gen+=1
	inputArray = nextGen(inputArray)
	if gen == 785:
		time.sleep(9999)
		exit()
	time.sleep(0.05)
	system('cls' if name=='nt' else 'clear')