I do love this, did it last year, but the system keeps seeming to switch its notion of what dataset I'm supposed to be using. I used git auth.
I'm having a problem where the webpage switches me to a different dataset.
I've been logged in the entire time in the same session, same user. I get "wrong answer but that's the answer for a different dataset". It seems to be switching me between two "problem sets". Then it keeps telling me I'm submitting answers too fast.
Originally I saved my dataset as "prob1-test.txt". It kept telling me I had the wrong answer. I did some debugging, perhaps I fixed a bug but I'm not sure.
Then I downloaded the dataset again after I really thought I had it right and tried a bunch of other things. I got a completely different data set! Call this "prob1-test-ds2.txt". I submitted an answer on data set 2 and it was accepted.
So I'm on to part 2 of the day 1 problem. I have the same problem again, I think it's right (but not impossible it could be wrong ;-)). It's giving me this feedback:
"That's not the right answer; your answer is too low. Curiously, it's the right answer for someone else; you might be logged in to the wrong account or just unlucky. In any case, you need to be using your puzzle input. If you're stuck, make sure you're using the full input data; there are also some general tips on the about page, or you can ask for hints on the subreddit. Please wait one minute before trying again. [Return to Day 1]"
If I had to guess, as part of debugging this I get a "go back to problem 1 definition" after getting a "wrong answer" result.
Pretty sure it's working now that I have the "this is the answer for another dataset" message, but I keep getting either "this is the answer for another dataset" or "too many submissions". I'm waiting a few minutes between them.
Update - I see someone reported the same thing below.
I know how you might fix it, put a dataset set ID at the start of the dataset and tell people to skip it. Like (# 9481818). and you have to put that in your answer. This way you could detect this bug.
I'm having a problem where the webpage switches me to a different dataset. I've been logged in the entire time in the same session, same user. I get "wrong answer but that's the answer for a different dataset". It seems to be switching me between two "problem sets". Then it keeps telling me I'm submitting answers too fast.
Originally I saved my dataset as "prob1-test.txt". It kept telling me I had the wrong answer. I did some debugging, perhaps I fixed a bug but I'm not sure.
Then I downloaded the dataset again after I really thought I had it right and tried a bunch of other things. I got a completely different data set! Call this "prob1-test-ds2.txt". I submitted an answer on data set 2 and it was accepted.
So I'm on to part 2 of the day 1 problem. I have the same problem again, I think it's right (but not impossible it could be wrong ;-)). It's giving me this feedback:
"That's not the right answer; your answer is too low. Curiously, it's the right answer for someone else; you might be logged in to the wrong account or just unlucky. In any case, you need to be using your puzzle input. If you're stuck, make sure you're using the full input data; there are also some general tips on the about page, or you can ask for hints on the subreddit. Please wait one minute before trying again. [Return to Day 1]"
If I had to guess, as part of debugging this I get a "go back to problem 1 definition" after getting a "wrong answer" result.
Pretty sure it's working now that I have the "this is the answer for another dataset" message, but I keep getting either "this is the answer for another dataset" or "too many submissions". I'm waiting a few minutes between them.
How can I fix this switcheroo problem.