adventofcode/2024/01/01.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
INPUT_FILE = 'input.txt'
def main():
left, right = [], []
contents = open(INPUT_FILE, 'r').readlines()
for line in contents:
fields = line.split(' ')
left.append(int(fields[0]))
right.append(int(fields[-1]))
left.sort()
right.sort()
diff_sum = 0
for pair in list(zip(left, right)):
diff_sum += abs(pair[0] - pair[1])
print(diff_sum)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()