Day 3 star 2

2019/03b.py

+# Python 3.7
+
+def main(debug):
+    paths = {}
+    if debug:
+        #paths = {1: ["R75","D30","R83","U83","L12","D49","R71","U7","L72"],
+        #         2: ["U62","R66","U55","R34","D71","R55","D58","R83"]}
+        paths = {1: ["R98","U47","R26","D63","R33","U87","L62","D20","R33","U53","R51"],
+                 2: ["U98","R91","D20","R16","D67","R40","U7","R15","U6","R7"]}
+    else:
+        with open("03in.txt","r") as file:
+            for i in range(2): # there are only two lines
+                paths[i+1] = file.readline().strip("\n").split(",")
+    grid = {}
+    for i in range(2):
+        pos = (0,0)
+        steps = 0
+        for path in paths[i+1]:
+            d, v = path[0], int(path[1:])
+            if d == "U":
+                dir = 1
+                inc = 1
+            elif d == "D":
+                dir = 1
+                inc = -1
+            elif d == "R":
+                dir = 0
+                inc = 1
+            else:
+                dir = 0
+                inc = -1
+            for _ in range(v):
+                steps += 1
+                a, b = pos
+                if dir == 0:
+                    a += inc
+                else:
+                    b += inc
+                pos = (a,b)
+                if pos not in grid:
+                    grid[pos] = [0,0]
+                if grid[pos][i] == 0:
+                    grid[pos][i] = steps
+    dists = []
+    for k,v in grid.items():
+        if v[0] != 0 and v[1] != 0 and k != (0,0):
+            dists.append(abs(v[0]) + abs(v[1]))
+    print(dists)
+    print(min(dists))
+            
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(False)