day 3 complete

day3/part2.py

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+input = open("./input.txt", "r")
+
+def determinePriority(item):
+    if (item.isupper()):
+        return priorityValue[item.lower()] + 26
+    return priorityValue[item]
+
+total = 0
+
+priorityValue = {
+    "a": 1,
+    "b": 2,
+    "c": 3,
+    "d": 4,
+    "e": 5,
+    "f": 6,
+    "g": 7,
+    "h": 8,
+    "i": 9,
+    "j": 10,
+    "k": 11,
+    "l": 12,
+    "m": 13,
+    "n": 14,
+    "o": 15,
+    "p": 16,
+    "q": 17,
+    "r": 18,
+    "s": 19,
+    "t": 20,
+    "u": 21,
+    "v": 22,
+    "w": 23,
+    "x": 24,
+    "y": 25,
+    "z": 26
+}
+
+lineNumber = 1
+group = []
+
+for line in input:
+  group.append(line.replace('\n', ''))
+  if (lineNumber % 3 == 0):
+    badgeItem = ""
+    for item in group[2]:
+      if (item in group[0] and item in group[1]):
+        badgeItem = item
+        total += determinePriority(badgeItem)
+        group = []
+        break
+  lineNumber += 1
+
+print(total)