Trying to outgolf Python

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

On a lighter note, I recently saw a golfing challenge:

Measure the Diamond Road, on Stackexchange

Among "real" languages, there are currently Python and couple JS solutions with scores 59, 61, 55, which I'm embarrased to admit I can barely read. Another JS solution with score 52 seems to break rules with its "list of chars" input. It's been long time since I tried my hand in this, apparently it's now OK to keep function name in "header" and semicolon in "footer", so I wrote my code as such.

With result of 62, can't move any further:

Perl attempt

can it be improved? Can we beat Python's 59?

Updated by GrandFather to remove pre tags and linkify link

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Re: Trying to outgolf Python by choroba (Cardinal) on Jul 18, 2023 at 12:22 UTC
I was able to come up with `sub{my%r;for(split$",shift){$h=$p=$i=0;while(/./g){if($p){$h+=('/'eq$& +)2-1if$&eq$p}else{$h='/'eq$&}$p=$&;$r{$i++,$h}=1}}keys%r}` [download] which is too long, but I don't have enough time to play with it any more :-( `map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]\|\|0,1}[\\|\|{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^*ARGV,3]`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Trying to outgolf Python by LanX (Saint) on Jul 17, 2023 at 13:54 UTC
In order to engage the audiance here : If you even don't describe the task here, than you should at least linkify your links properly. That's trivially done with brackets `[...]` Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Trying to outgolf Python by marto (Cardinal) on Jul 17, 2023 at 14:21 UTC
"That's trivially done with brackets" Unless posting anonymously, the site may flag links as spam.	[reply]
Re^3: Trying to outgolf Python by Anonymous Monk on Jul 17, 2023 at 17:03 UTC
Let's try measure-the-diamond-road cheers - Lanx	[reply]
Re: Trying to outgolf Python by harangzsolt33 (Deacon) on Jul 18, 2023 at 02:14 UTC
Among the solutions I see some weird stuff like that 'Nekomata' 7 bytes. What is that???? I've never heard about Nekomata. I looked up what it is, and it doesn't seem to be a programming language. So, what is going on here? Can people come up with their own fiction languages? Hey, I'm going to submit my solution. It's only 2 bytes long: "I%" and it's written in "Chukumaka" language which I made up right now. I win! Lol	[reply]
Re^2: Trying to outgolf Python by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Jul 18, 2023 at 03:34 UTC
Hey, I'm going to submit my solution. It's only 2 bytes long: "I%" and it's written in "Chukumaka" language which I made up right now. I win! Nice try, but you're gonna have to work a bit harder. :) As noted here, the HQ9+ Programming Language provides *one* byte solutions to a range of programming problems, including printing the entire lyrics of the 99 Bottles of Beer drinking song in an elegant one byte program: `9`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Trying to outgolf Python by LanX (Saint) on Jul 18, 2023 at 11:39 UTC
I'd say a real "programming language" should be Turing Complete. But there are indeed extensions listed, which at least claim to be. One even by allowing Perl, tho I think that's meant to be a joke referring to Perl's bad rep. Hmm... by using a source filter this shouldn't be to hard to achieve... hehe ;) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]