import sys def isVisible(lines, row, col): if ( row == 0 or col == 0 or row == len(lines)-1 or col == len(lines[0])-1): return True if all(x[col] < lines[row][col] for x in lines[:row]): return True if all(x[col] < lines[row][col] for x in lines[row+1:]): return True if all(x < lines[row][col] for x in lines[row][:col]): return True if all(x < lines[row][col] for x in lines[row][col+1:]): return True return False with open(sys.argv[1], "r") as file: lines = file.readlines() for a in range(len(lines)): lines[a] = lines[a].rstrip() # a = a.rstrip() visible=0 for row in range(len(lines)): for col in range(len(lines[0])): # print(lines[row][col], end="") yes = isVisible(lines, row, col) visible += yes if yes: print("1", end="") else: print("_", end="") print() print(visible)