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Simplfiy binary search on day 14

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Nick Krichevsky 2019-12-14 23:59:03 -05:00
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commit 36a4b474ee
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@ -115,18 +115,8 @@ def part1(reactions: List[Reaction], fuel_element: Element) -> int:
def part2(reactions: List[Reaction], fuel_element: Element) -> int:
THRESHOLD = 1000000000000
fuel_amount = 1
low = None
high = None
required_ore = None
# Bound the problem by finding a range in which our answer could be
while required_ore is None or required_ore < THRESHOLD:
required_ore = find_ore_required_for_fuel_amount(fuel_amount, reactions, fuel_element)
if required_ore >= THRESHOLD:
high = fuel_amount
low = fuel_amount // 2
break
fuel_amount *= 2
low = 0
high = THRESHOLD
# Binary search our answers, looking for the fuel amount that gives us the most ore.
while low <= high: