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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+---------------------------------------------
+AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+DATE  : 09-26-2023
+Challenge 236 Task 02 Array Loops ( Python )
+---------------------------------------------
+'''
+
+myints = [
+          [4,6,3,8,15,0,13,18,7,16,14,19,17,5,11,1,12,2,9,10],
+          [0,1,13,7,6,8,10,11,2,14,16,4,12,9,17,5,3,18,15,1],
+          [9,8,3,11,5,7,13,19,12,4,14,10,18,2,16,1,0,15,6,17]
+          ]
+
+seen = []
+lps = 0
+
+def WalkLoop(m,s):
+    global lps
+    outloop = []
+    start = m[s]
+    v = m[start]
+    if v == start:
+        seen.append(s)
+        outloop.append(s)
+        ol = len(outloop)
+        if ol == 1:
+            print(f"\tLoop: {outloop}")
+            lps += 1
+        return
+    else:
+        seen.append(start)
+        outloop.append(start)
+        seen.append(v)
+        outloop.append(v)
+    while 1:
+        v = m[v]
+        if v  in seen:
+            break
+        if  v == start:
+            break
+        else:
+            seen.append(v)
+            outloop.append(v)
+    ol = len(outloop)
+    if ol > 2 or ol == 1:
+        print(f"\tLoop: {outloop}")
+        lps += 1
+
+
+for mints in myints:
+    print(f"Input: @ints = {mints}")
+    seen = []
+    lps = 0
+    cnt = 0
+    while cnt < 20:
+        WalkLoop(mints, cnt)
+        cnt += 1
+    print(f"\n\tOutput: {lps}")
+    print("----------------------------------------------------")
+
+
+'''
+----------------------------------------------------
+SAMPLE OUTPUT
+python .\ArrayLoops.py
+
+Input: @ints = [4, 6, 3, 8, 15, 0, 13, 18, 7, 16, 14, 19, 17, 5, 11, 1, 12, 2, 9, 10]
+        Loop: [4, 15, 1, 6, 13, 5, 0]
+        Loop: [3, 8, 7, 18, 9, 16, 12, 17, 2]
+        Loop: [14, 11, 19, 10]
+
+        Output: 3
+----------------------------------------------------
+Input: @ints = [0, 1, 13, 7, 6, 8, 10, 11, 2, 14, 16, 4, 12, 9, 17, 5, 3, 18, 15, 1]
+        Loop: [0]
+        Loop: [1]
+        Loop: [13, 9, 14, 17, 18, 15, 5, 8, 2]
+        Loop: [7, 11, 4, 6, 10, 16, 3]
+        Loop: [12]
+        Loop: [19]
+
+        Output: 6
+----------------------------------------------------
+Input: @ints = [9, 8, 3, 11, 5, 7, 13, 19, 12, 4, 14, 10, 18, 2, 16, 1, 0, 15, 6, 17]
+        Loop: [9, 4, 5, 7, 19, 17, 15, 1, 8, 12, 18, 6, 13, 2, 3, 11, 10, 14, 16, 0]
+
+        Output: 1
+----------------------------------------------------
+'''
+
+