#!/usr/bin/python3 # Variables to hold our totals. increased = 0 decreased = 0 # Read in the input file and make it an array. with open('input.txt', 'r') as inputFile: values = [] for line in inputFile: values.append(int(line)) # Loop through the array skipping the first value. for v in range(0, len(values)): if(v == 0): continue # Check each value against the one before it. if(values[v - 1] < values[v]): increased+=1 elif(values[v - 1] > values[v]): decreased+=1 else: pass # Print the output. print("Decreased: " + str(decreased)) print("Increased: " + str(increased))