day 09

09/part01.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import re
+import argparse
+
+# 11038 - too low
+
+RE_COMPRESS= re.compile(r'^([^\(]*)\((\d+)x(\d+)\)(.*)$')
+
+def load_file(filename):
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            yield line.strip()
+
+def line_length(data):
+    length = 0
+    match = RE_COMPRESS.search(data)
+    while match:
+        size = int(match.group(2))
+        rep = int(match.group(3))
+        length += len(match.group(1))
+        length += size * rep
+        data = match.group(4)[size:]
+        match = RE_COMPRESS.search(data)
+    length += len(data)
+
+    return length
+
+def main(args):
+    length = 0
+    for LINE in load_file(args.input):
+        length += line_length(LINE)
+    print(length)
+ 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='AdventOfCode 2016 Day 01')
+    parser.add_argument('--input', '-i', action='store',  required=True, help='input file')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    main(args)