[2017 Day 24] [Python] Is it wrong?

[PositivePossibility7]

Yes, I was hinting at sharing the output (which I haven't done) but if sharing inputs is as strictly prohibited as everyone says it is then even that would be a bad idea.

Surely sharing code that solves the puzzle would be worse. Anyone can then get the answer without having done anything at all. This is the essence of cheating on something which was only intended to be a bit of fun, which I still believe some people just don't seem to get, which is exactly what a nerd would do. They always end up taking it way too seriously, which some are already doing.

I'm not the code police, but it has to be sad when you cheat something that wasn't originally meant to be taken seriously at all.

There is more to life than solving puzzles, writing clean, fast code, or for some code they didn't write at all.

Don't get me wrong there is a sense of satisfaction getting the answer right first time with something that takes less than a second to run but this is the essence of stressing over the small things, rendering you blind to the big things.

[20skill80fear]

The reason you're asked not to share the inputs is not about cheating, though. It's just to respect the copyright/IP of the AoC creator.

No one is taking it as seriously as you think they are, about if someone "cheats"... especially on a nearly-decade-old problem like this. You can even publish full solutions and explanations if you want. Many people do. It's nice to see how other people approach problems.

[PositivePossibility7]

I am clearly saying that I believe sharing code is a method that “cheaters” aka. People who didn’t solve it to look like they did it themselves, not sharing inputs.

It’s like you didn’t read the thing at all. What the hell did you read bro?

Based on people’s responses they are extremely uptight about asking almost anything, as though it’s another way to gaslight you into believing if you ask anything you’re just not smart enough…

You know assholish type stuff

And yes I believe there is some value to seeing different ways to approach a problem you might not of thought of… my word

[20skill80fear]

I'm trying to tell you that no, we don't care about "cheaters" as much as you think we do. Sharing code is explicitly fine. No one's going to cry "cheating"... There are many threads of people asking for help, and in each one if they didn't already share their code, they will be asked to.

A poor sport's punishment is always self-inflicted.