def _get_number_of_clusters(initial_condition: str) -> int:
    """Helper to turn initial condition string into int number of clusters"""
    cluster_count = {
        "one_cluster": 1,
        "two_clusters": 2,
        "three_clusters": 3,
        "four_clusters": 4,
    }
    number_of_clusters = cluster_count.get(initial_condition, 0)

    return number_of_clusters