import os with open(r'd:\repos\advent_of_code\2022\day_4\input.txt', 'r') as file: input = file.read() # print(input) test_input = '''2-4,6-8 2-3,4-5 5-7,7-9 2-8,3-7 6-6,4-6 2-6,4-8''' lines = input.split('\n') contained_pairs = 0 for line in lines: print(line) line = line.split(',') left_pair = line[0] right_pair = line[1] left_pair = left_pair.split('-') right_pair = right_pair.split('-') #print(left_pair) #print(right_pair) left_range = int(left_pair[1]) - int(left_pair[0]) +1 right_range = int(right_pair[1]) - int(right_pair[0]) +1 #print(left_range) #print(right_range) if (left_range == right_range) and (left_pair[1] == right_pair[1]): #print('valid') contained_pairs += 1 elif (left_range > right_range): # check to see if the right range starts and finishes within the left range if int(right_pair[0]) >= int(left_pair[0]) and int(right_pair[1]) <= int(left_pair[1]): contained_pairs += 1 else: contained_pairs += 0 elif (right_range > left_range): # check to see if the left range starts and finishes within the right range if int(left_pair[0]) >= int(right_pair[0]) and int(left_pair[1]) <= int(right_pair[1]): contained_pairs += 1 else: contained_pairs += 0 else: contained_pairs += 0 print(contained_pairs)