text: check the first character of the string if it is ' * ' then 9 ways
code: if s [ 0 ] == ' * ' : NEW_LINE INDENT dp [ 1 ] = 9 NEW_LINE DEDENT elif s [ 0 ] == '0' : NEW_LINE INDENT dp [ 1 ] = 0 NEW_LINE DEDENT else : NEW_LINE INDENT dp [ 1 ] = 1 NEW_LINE DEDENT