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65ac36f | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | """Ticket-counter simulation used for weekend capacity planning."""
def arrivals(minute):
"""Customers arriving in a given minute: a rush at the top and bottom of each hour."""
if minute % 30 < 5:
return 3
return 1 if minute % 3 == 0 else 0
def simulate(minutes, counters=2, service_time=4):
"""Return how many customers are still queueing (not being served) after `minutes`."""
queue = 0
busy = [0] * counters # minutes left on the customer at each counter
for t in range(minutes):
queue += arrivals(t)
for i in range(counters):
if busy[i] > 0:
busy[i] -= 1
if busy[i] == 0 and queue > 0:
queue -= 1
busy[i] = service_time
return queue
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("customers waiting after 60 minutes:", simulate(60))
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