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diff --git a/challenge-048/paulo-custodio/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-048/paulo-custodio/python/ch-1.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d20aeb24ea --- /dev/null +++ b/challenge-048/paulo-custodio/python/ch-1.py @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python3 + +# Challenge 048 +# +# TASK #1 +# Survivor +# There are 50 people standing in a circle in position 1 to 50. The person +# standing at position 1 has a sword. He kills the next person i.e. standing at +# position 2 and pass on the sword to the immediate next i.e. person standing at +# position 3. Now the person at position 3 does the same and it goes on until +# only one survives. +# +# Write a script to find out the survivor. + +people = [x for x in range(1, 51)] +p = 0 +while len(people) > 1: + if p >= len(people)-1: + people = people[1:] + else: + people = people[0:p+1]+people[p+2:] + p += 1 + if p >= len(people): + p = 0 +print(people[0]) |