bricks.py

import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process matrix dimensions and elements.")

parser.add_argument("n", type=int, help="Number of rows in the matrix")
parser.add_argument("m", type=int, help="Number of columns in the matrix")
parser.add_argument("matrix_values", nargs='+', help="Matrix values provided row by row, space-separated")

args = parser.parse_args()

# Extract values from command-line arguments
n = args.n
m = args.m
matrix_values = args.matrix_values

matrix = []
startIndex = 1
def convertoint(vals):
    toint = []
    for i in vals:
        toint.append(int(i))
    return toint


for i in range(n):
    vals = convertoint(matrix_values)
    if len(vals) != m:
        print("-1")
        break
    matrix.append(vals)
    print(matrix)

empty_matrix = []
for i in range(n):
    empty_list = []
    for y in range(m):
        empty_list.append(0)
    empty_matrix.append(empty_list)
    print(empty_matrix)

if (n * m) % 2 == 0 and n < 100 or m < 100:

    for i in range(n):
        for y in range(m - 1):
            if empty_matrix[i][y] == 0:
                try:
                    if matrix[i][y] != matrix[i][y + 1]:
                        empty_matrix[i][y] = startIndex
                        empty_matrix[i][y + 1] = startIndex
                        startIndex += 1
                except IndexError:
                    pass

    for i in range(n - 1):
        for y in range(m):
            if empty_matrix[i][y] == 0:
                try:
                    if matrix[i][y] != matrix[i + 1][y]:
                        empty_matrix[i][y] = startIndex
                        empty_matrix[i + 1][y] = startIndex
                        startIndex += 1
                except IndexError:
                    pass
else:
    print("-1")

# print(empty_matrix)