-#!/usr/bin/python3
-
-trees_count = 0
-position = 3 # forth square in, we moved 3 right from where we were, 0 + 3 -> 3
-on_first_line = True
-line_number = 0
-
-for line in open("input.txt", "r"):
- line_number += 1
- print("line: ", line_number)
- line = line.rstrip()
- print(line)
- if on_first_line:
- on_first_line = False
- continue
- print(line[position], position)
- if line[position] == "#":
- trees_count += 1
- print("hit tree")
- else:
- print("missed tree")
- # now add 3 to the position
- position += 3
- if position >= len(line):
- position = position - len(line)
-
-print("There were", trees_count, "trees")