Jake Pullen
38 lines
810 B
Python
38 lines
810 B
Python
with open(r'2024/01/input.txt', 'r') as file:
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input = file.read()
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test_input = '''3 4
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4 3
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2 5
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1 3
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3 9
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3 3'''
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# first split the input into two lists, left and right
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left_list = []
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right_list = []
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for line in input.split('\n'):
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left, right = line.split(' ')
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left_list.append(int(left))
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right_list.append(int(right))
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# now sort each list acecnding
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left_list.sort()
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right_list.sort()
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# print('left ',left_list)
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# print('right',right_list)
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# now compare each element in the left list with the corresponding element in the right list
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# we need to get the difference between the two elements
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diff_list = []
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for i in range(len(left_list)):
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diff_list.append(abs(left_list[i] - right_list[i]))
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# print(diff_list)
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# now we sum up all the items in the list
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print(sum(diff_list))
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