completes day 3 part 1.

day3/input.txt

@@ -297,4 +297,4 @@ TgbpGblWlMsjgWlgMfpNRgbRHHBnHHHtLpCJPCPBnBLJtQQL
 sbTlblTlvRbbGblbFcdDzccVcDVvzzzd
 zMzfzlGwSBMMSCMzhsPgfcPcfcbhjQPt
 FHHqJVdJmFmdVrJdJppthscjGtqRPRcccgcQbR
-rvNJJpLrvvLnJvNFFvZZZBWznBWGSDCMnCwz
+rvNJJpLrvvLnJvNFFvZZZBWznBWGSDCMnCwz 

day3/main.py

@@ -37,15 +37,21 @@ priorityValue = {
 }
 
 for line in input:
+    print("Line: " + line)
     lineLength = len(line) - 1
+    print("Length of line: " + str(lineLength))
     lineLength = int(lineLength / 2)
+    print("Line Length: " + str(lineLength))
     pack1 = line[:lineLength]
+    print("Pack 1: " + pack1)
     pack2 = line[lineLength:]
+    print("Pack 2: " + pack2)
     dupItem = ""
     for item in pack1:
         if (pack2.__contains__(item)):
             dupItem = item
-            print(dupItem)
+            # print(dupItem)
+            break
     total += determinePriority(dupItem)
 
 print(total)