Finally finished day 7b with help from the internetz

advent.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def suite():
     suite.addTest(Day6('test_day6a'))
     suite.addTest(Day6('test_day6b'))
     suite.addTest(Day7('test_day7a'))
+    suite.addTest(Day7('test_day7b'))
     return suite
 
 

days/comp.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List, Tuple, Any
+from typing import List, Tuple, Iterator
 
 
 class OpcodeComputer():
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class OpcodeComputer():
         https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/5
 
     """
+    __last_result: int = 0
     memory = []
 
     def __init__(self, mem: List[int]) -> None:
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ class OpcodeComputer():
             pass
         return (int(i[-2:]), a, b, c)
 
-    def process_op(self, inp: List[int] = [], outp: List[Any] = []) -> int:
+    def process_op(self, inp: List[int] = [])\
+            -> Iterator[str]:
         """Run program code
 
         Args:
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class OpcodeComputer():
                 mem[mem[pc+1]] = int(inp.pop(0))
                 pc += 2
             elif cmd == 4:
-                outp.append(str(a))
+                yield str(a)
                 pc += 2
             elif cmd == 5:
                 pc = b if a != 0 else pc + 3
@@ -80,4 +82,8 @@ class OpcodeComputer():
                 mem[mem[pc+3]] = 1 if a == b else 0
                 pc += 4
             cmd = mem[pc]
-        return mem[0]
+        self.__last_result = mem[0]
+
+    def process_all(self) -> int:
+        list(self.process_op())
+        return self.__last_result

days/day2.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Day2(unittest.TestCase):
             code: List[int] = [int(k) for k in fp.readline().split(',')]
         code[1] = 12
         code[2] = 2
-        self.assertEqual(OpcodeComputer(code).process_op(), 5098658)
+        self.assertEqual(OpcodeComputer(code).process_all(), 5098658)
 
     def test_day2b(self):
         with open(self.inputfile) as fp:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Day2(unittest.TestCase):
             code[1] = a
             code[2] = b
 
-            result = OpcodeComputer(code).process_op()
+            result = OpcodeComputer(code).process_all()
             if result == 19690720:
                 break
         self.assertEqual(100 * a + b, 5064)

days/day5.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import os
-from . import comp
+from .comp import OpcodeComputer
 
 
 class Day5(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -10,17 +10,13 @@ class Day5(unittest.TestCase):
             return [int(k) for k in fp.readline().split(',')]
 
     def test_day5a(self):
-        outp = []
+        sut = OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
 
-        sut = comp.OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
-
-        sut.process_op([1], outp)
+        outp = list(sut.process_op([1]))
         self.assertEqual(int(outp[-1]), 8332629)
 
     def test_day5b(self):
-        outp = []
-
-        sut = comp.OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
+        sut = OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
 
-        sut.process_op([5], outp)
-        self.assertEqual(int(outp[-1]), 8805067)
+        outp = list(sut.process_op([5]))
+        self.assertEqual(int(outp[0]), 8805067)

days/day7.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import os
-from . import comp
+from .comp import OpcodeComputer
 import itertools
 
 
@@ -11,20 +11,37 @@ class Day7(unittest.TestCase):
             return [int(k) for k in fp.readline().split(',')]
 
     def test_day7a(self):
-        com = comp.OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
+        com = OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
         configs = itertools.permutations(range(5), 5)
 
-        res = 0
-        out = []
+        res: int = 0
         for conf in configs:
-            sig = 0
+            sig: int = 0
             for phase in conf:
-                out.clear()
-                com.process_op([phase, sig], out)
-                sig = out[0]
-            res = int(out[0]) if int(out[0]) > res else res
+                sig = int(list(com.process_op([phase, sig]))[0])
+            res = sig if sig > res else res
 
         self.assertEqual(res, 21000)
 
     def test_day7b(self):
-        pass
+        """
+        Shoutout to OverjoyedBanana for his helpful solution
+        https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/comments/e7om28/2019_day_7_part_2_python3_help_with/fa3bh4w/
+        https://pastebin.com/cyLTHUYV
+        """
+        com = OpcodeComputer(self.get_code())
+        res: int = 0
+        for config in itertools.permutations(range(5, 10), 5):
+            sig: int = 0
+            buffer = [[conf] for conf in config]
+            comps = list(map(com.process_op, buffer))
+
+            try:
+                while True:
+                    for i in range(5):
+                        buffer[i].append(sig)
+                        sig = int(next(comps[i]))
+            except StopIteration:
+                pass
+            res = sig if sig > res else res
+        self.assertEqual(res, 61379886)