Example #1
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def move(grid, ant, side, pheromone):
    radius = ant.get_radius()
    location = ant.get_location()
    symbol = ant.get_symbol()
    old_location = grid[location] 
    grid[location] = (old_location[0], EMPTY, old_location[2])    
    new_location = radius[2*side + 1]
    ant.set_location(new_location)        
    set_orientation(ant,side)
    if pheromone == EMPTY:
        grid[new_location] = (grid[new_location][0], ANT, grid[new_location][2])
    else:
        grid[new_location] = (pheromone, ANT, symbol)
Example #2
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def follow_arrow (grid, ant):
    radius = ant.get_radius()
    orientation = ant.get_orientation()
    location = ant.get_location()
    old_location = grid[location]
    grid[location] = (old_location[0], EMPTY, old_location[2])        
    if grid[location][0] == UP_SYM:
#        print "up"
        ant.set_location(radius[(9 - 2*(orientation)) % 8])
        force_orientation(ant,UP)
    elif grid[location][0] == RIGHT_SYM:
#        print "right"
        ant.set_location(radius[(11 - 2*(orientation)) % 8])
        force_orientation(ant,RIGHT)
    elif grid[location][0] == DOWN_SYM:
#        print "down"
        ant.set_location(radius[(13 - 2*(orientation)) % 8])
        force_orientation(ant,DOWN)
    elif grid[location][0] == LEFT_SYM:
#        print "left"
        ant.set_location(radius[(7 - 2*(orientation)) % 8])
        force_orientation(ant,LEFT)
    new_location = ant.get_location()
#    print "new location is ", new_location
    grid[new_location] = (grid[new_location][0], ANT, grid[new_location][2])