import string from aocd.models import Puzzle from aocd import submit def eval_priority(rucksack: str) -> int: ''' evaluates the priority of a duplicate item ''' # create a map of priority values priorities = dict(zip(string.ascii_letters, range(1,53))) # slize rucksack into compartments size = len(rucksack) a,b = rucksack[:size//2], rucksack[size//2:] # find the duplicate item duplicate = ''.join( set(a).intersection(b) ) # return the priority return priorities[duplicate] def parse_input(data: list) -> list: ''' parses the input data and generates a list ''' # split move set into a list of rounds return [ move for move in data.split('\n')] if __name__ == "__main__": # get puzzle and parse data puzzle = Puzzle(year=2022, day=3) supplies = parse_input(puzzle.input_data) # part a: determine the priority of all duplicate items answer = sum([eval_priority(rucksack) for rucksack in supplies]) print(f'sum of priorities of all duplicate items: {answer}') submit(answer, part='a', day=3, year=2022) # part b: #submit(total, part='b', day=3, year=2022)