#!/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: rawValues = [] for line in inputFile: rawValues.append(int(line)) # Sum up numbers in 3's and add them to a new array. values = [] for i in range(0, len(rawValues) - 2): values.append(rawValues[i] + rawValues[i+1] + rawValues[i+2]) # 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))