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2022/03/part 1 solution.py

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+with open(r'advent_of_code\2022\03\input.txt', 'r') as file:
+    input = file.read()
+
+test_input = '''vJrwpWtwJgWrhcsFMMfFFhFp
+jqHRNqRjqzjGDLGLrsFMfFZSrLrFZsSL
+PmmdzqPrVvPwwTWBwg
+wMqvLMZHhHMvwLHjbvcjnnSBnvTQFn
+ttgJtRGJQctTZtZT
+CrZsJsPPZsGzwwsLwLmpwMDw'''
+
+def task_1(file):
+    # Iterate over rucksacks, separate each in half and find out the priority of the common item between both halves
+    # using ASCII
+    priority = 0
+    for line in file.split('\n'):
+        middle_index = int(len(line) / 2)
+        common_items_set = set(line[:middle_index]).intersection(line[middle_index:])
+        common_item = common_items_set.pop()
+        ascii_start = 96 if common_item.islower() else 38
+        priority += ord(common_item) - ascii_start
+    print("Task 1 result: " + str(priority))
+task_1(input)