advent_of_code_2024/day_01/program.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/1
def get_lines(filename: str) -> list:
with open(filename, "r") as file:
return [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
def main():
# lines = get_lines("sample-input.txt")
lines = get_lines("input.txt")
list_a = []
list_b = []
for line in lines:
(a, b) = line.split(" ")
list_a.append(int(a))
list_b.append(int(b))
sorted_a = sorted(list_a)
sorted_b = sorted(list_b)
# print(sorted_a)
# print(sorted_b)
total_distance = 0
for i in range(len(sorted_a)):
total_distance += abs(sorted_b[i] - sorted_a[i])
print("Part 1: Total distance is", total_distance)
similarity_score = 0
for i in range(len(list_a)):
search_val = list_a[i]
appearances = [j for j, x in enumerate(list_b) if x == search_val]
similarity_score += search_val * len(appearances)
print("Part 2: Similarity score is", similarity_score)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()