2024-11-30 23:35:16 -06:00

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Python

with open('puzzle.txt', 'r') as f:
lines = f.read().splitlines()
column_a = []
column_b = []
for line in lines:
new_column_a, new_column_b = line.split(' ')
column_a.append(new_column_a.strip())
column_b.append(new_column_b.strip())
column_a.sort()
column_b.sort()
print(column_a)
print(column_b)
total_distance = 0
for i in range(len(column_a)):
total_distance += abs(int(column_a[i]) - int(column_b[i]))
print(total_distance)