Preparing for Advent of Code: A Python Techniques Roadmap

Advent of Code just wrapped up, and I&rsquo;ve been taking notes. This year marked a change: after ten years of 25-day marathons, Eric Wastl trimmed it to 12 days. Looks like this is the format going forward—more sustainable for everyone involved. &#xA; But I&rsquo;m not here to talk about the puzzles themselves. I&rsquo;ve been tracking the techniques that kept coming up. The patterns that…