# prepared by Deniz Aydın try: # tries to read triangle.txt for the input triangle file = open('triangle.txt', 'r') rawTriangle = file.read() # turn raw input to formatted matrix for further operations formattedTriangle = rawTriangle.split('\n') for i in range(0, len(formattedTriangle)): formattedTriangle[i] = formattedTriangle[i].split(" ") except: # if it fails to read any files it will assume given raw triangle as default rawTriangle = '''215 193 124 117 237 442 218 935 347 235 320 804 522 417 345 229 601 723 835 133 124 248 202 277 433 207 263 257 359 464 504 528 516 716 871 182 461 441 426 656 863 560 380 171 923 381 348 573 533 447 632 387 176 975 449 223 711 445 645 245 543 931 532 937 541 444 330 131 333 928 377 733 017 778 839 168 197 197 131 171 522 137 217 224 291 413 528 520 227 229 928 223 626 034 683 839 053 627 310 713 999 629 817 410 121 924 622 911 233 325 139 721 218 253 223 107 233 230 124 233''' formattedTriangle = rawTriangle.split('\n') for i in range(0, len(formattedTriangle)): formattedTriangle[i] = formattedTriangle[i].split(" ") def isPrime(x): # simple function to check if the given number is prime number if (x <= 1): return False for i in range(2, x): if (x % i == 0): return False return True def getRidOfPrimes(triangle): # getting rid of the prime number by setting them the lowest possible integer for i in range(0, len(triangle)): for j in range(0, i + 1): if isPrime(int(triangle[i][j])): triangle[i][j] = -2147483647 def pathFind(triangle, layer): # Starting from bottom for every node selects the highest sum possible from its child nodes # Sums it with the current total and iterates this until it reaches the layer 0 for i in range(layer - 1, -1, -1): # from bottom to top for j in range(i + 1): # from left to right if int(triangle[i + 1][j]) > int(triangle[i + 1][j + 1]): triangle[i][j] = int(triangle[i][j]) + int(triangle[i + 1][j]) elif int(triangle[i + 1][j + 1]) >= int(triangle[i + 1][j]): triangle[i][j] = int(triangle[i][j]) + int(triangle[i + 1][j + 1]) return triangle[0][0] getRidOfPrimes(formattedTriangle) print(pathFind(formattedTriangle, len(formattedTriangle) - 1))