Jake Pullen
26 lines
560 B
Python
26 lines
560 B
Python
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testing = 0
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if testing ==0:
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with open(r'2024/03\input.txt', 'r') as file:
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input = file.read()
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else:
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input = 'xmul(2,4)%&mul[3,7]!@^do_not_mul(5,5)+mul(32,64]then(mul(11,8)mul(8,5))'
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# find every exact instance of mul() and multiply the two numbers together
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import re
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# Regular expression to find all instances of mul() with its arguments
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pattern = r'mul\((\d+),(\d+)\)'
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matches = re.findall(pattern, input)
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numbers = [(int(x), int(y)) for x, y in matches]
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print(numbers)
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answer = 0
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for x, y in numbers:
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answer += x*y
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print(answer) |