#!/usr/bin/env python3 import numpy as np from scipy.signal import convolve DIMS = 4 lines = [[(1 if x == '#' else 0) for x in x.strip()] for x in open("input.txt")] grid = np.array(lines, dtype=np.byte) grid = np.expand_dims(grid, axis=tuple(range(DIMS-2))) kernel = np.ones((3, )*DIMS, dtype=np.byte) kernel[(1, )*DIMS] = 0 for _ in range(6): grid = np.pad(grid, pad_width=1) neighbors = convolve(grid, kernel, mode='same', method='direct') set_inactive = np.logical_and(grid == 1, np.floor_divide(neighbors, 2) != 1) set_active = np.logical_and(grid == 0, neighbors == 3) grid[set_inactive] = 0 grid[set_active] = 1 a = tuple(slice(np.min(idxs), np.max(idxs) + 1) for idxs in np.where(grid == 1)) grid = grid[a] print(np.sum(grid))