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import random

# Format:
# All cells 3x3, pointer starts at center, wraps
# Read string left to right
# 0 - Place next character
# 1-4 - Move pointer up/right/down/left

def Create_Creature(c_string):
    grid = [[' ',' ',' '],[' ',' ',' '],[' ',' ',' ']]
    pointer = [1,1]
    place = False
    for i in c_string:
        if place:
            grid[pointer[0]][pointer[1]] = i
            place = False
        else:
            if i == '0':
                place = True
            elif i == '1':
                pointer[1] = (pointer[1] + 2) % 3
            elif i == '2':
                pointer[0] = (pointer[0] + 1) % 3
            elif i == '3':
                pointer[1] = (pointer[1] + 1) % 3
            elif i == '4':
                pointer[0] = (pointer[0] + 2) % 3

    for i in grid:
        print(''.join(i))

base_string = "00101330312024404"

Create_Creature(base_string)
for i in range(5):
    print('--')
    s = list(base_string)
    mutation_index = random.randint(0,len(base_string)-1)
    mutation_number = str(random.randint(0,4))
    print(f'Position {mutation_index} replaced with {mutation_number}, was {base_string[mutation_index]}')
    s[mutation_index] = mutation_number
    s = ''.join(s)

    Create_Creature(s)

###
# 4 
#103
# 2 
#--
#Position 8 replaced with 2, was 3
# 4 
#102
# 2 
#--
#Position 4 replaced with 2, was 1
# 4 
#203
# 2 
#--
#Position 0 replaced with 4, was 0
#31 
#  2
#  4
#--
#Position 16 replaced with 4, was 4
# 4 
#103
# 2 
#--
#Position 7 replaced with 1, was 0
# 4 
#10 
# 2