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AoC/2021/Day-03/day3-2.py

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#!/usr/bin/python3
# Variables to hold our totals.
keptNumbers = []
co2 = 0
o2 = 0
# Read in the input file. Split the file up into an array.
rawValues = []
with open('input.txt', 'r') as inputFile:
for line in inputFile:
rawValues.append(line.strip('\n'))
# Loop through twice, collecting the opposite set of results each time.
for i in range(0,2):
values = rawValues
mostPopular=0
# Determine the most popular bit.
for bit in range(0, len(values[0])):
currentBitCount = 0
for value in values:
currentBitCount = currentBitCount + int(value[bit])
# Keep values which contain the most popular bit.
if((len(values) - currentBitCount) < currentBitCount):
mostPopular = 1
for value in values:
if(value[bit] == str(mostPopular) and i == 1):
keptNumbers.append(value)
elif(value[bit] != str(mostPopular) and i == 0):
keptNumbers.append(value)
elif((len(values) - currentBitCount) > currentBitCount):
mostPopular = 0
for value in values:
if(value[bit] == str(mostPopular) and i == 1):
keptNumbers.append(value)
elif(value[bit] != str(mostPopular) and i == 0):
keptNumbers.append(value)
elif((len(values) - currentBitCount) == currentBitCount):
for value in values:
if(value[bit] == str(i)):
keptNumbers.append(value)
values = keptNumbers
keptNumbers = []
# Break if we only have one value left.
if(len(values) == 1):
break
# Put the value in the right variable.
if(i == 0):
co2 = values[0]
elif(i == 1):
o2 = values[0]
# Convert the binary numbers to ints.
o2Int = int(o2, 2)
co2Int = int(co2, 2)
# Print results.
print("O2 Generator reading is " + str(o2) + " (" + str(o2Int) + ")")
print("CO2 Scrubber reading is " + str(co2) + " (" + str(co2Int) + ")")
print("The readings multipied together is " + str(o2Int * co2Int))