1 alpha_table = "abcdefgh"
 2 
 3 def safe_pawns(pawns):
 4     safe_count = 0
 5 
 6     for spawn in pawns:
 7         if spawn[1] == ‘1‘:
 8             continue
 9 
10         pos = alpha_table.find(spawn[0])
11         str_row = str(int(spawn[1]) - 1)
12 
13         if pos == 0:
14             if (alpha_table[1] + str_row) in pawns:
15                 safe_count += 1
16             continue
17 
18         if pos == 7:
19             if (alpha_table[6] + str_row) in pawns:
20                 safe_count += 1
21             continue
22 
23         if (alpha_table[pos - 1] + str_row) in pawns or (alpha_table[pos + 1] + str_row) in pawns:
24             safe_count += 1
25 
26     return safe_count