Merge pull request #8826 from simongreen-net/master

Simon's solution to challenge 237

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diff --git a/challenge-237/sgreen/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-237/sgreen/python/ch-1.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+
+
+def main(year, month, week, dofw):
+    # Get the first of the month
+    dte = date(year, month, 1)
+
+    # Day of the week for the first of the month (1 - Monday, 7 - Sunday)
+    first_weekday = dte.isoweekday()
+
+    # To get the first day of week we take the diff between the two values. If
+    #  it is negative, add 7 days
+    add_days = dofw - first_weekday
+    if add_days < 0:
+        add_days += 7
+
+    # Now add the weeks
+    add_days += (week-1) * 7
+
+    new_date = dte + timedelta(days=add_days)
+    if new_date.month != dte.month or new_date.year != dte.year:
+        # This date does not exist
+        print(0)
+    else:
+        # Print the day of month
+        print(new_date.day)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Convert input into integers
+    array = [int(n) for n in sys.argv[1:]]
+    main(*array)
diff --git a/challenge-237/sgreen/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-237/sgreen/python/ch-2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+
+def main(ints):
+    sorted_ints = sorted(ints, reverse=True)
+    count = 0
+
+    for i in sorted_ints:
+        # If there isn't a solution, exit the loop
+        if min(ints) >= i:
+            break
+
+        # Find the position of the maximum value < i, and delete it
+        m = max(j for j in ints if j < i)
+        idx = ints.index(m)
+        del ints[idx]
+
+        count += 1
+
+    # Print the solution
+    print(count)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Convert input into integers
+    array = [int(n) for n in sys.argv[1:]]
+    main(array)