#!/usr/bin/env python import re RE_LINE = re.compile("^(\d+)-(\d+)\s+(.):\s+(.*)$") valid = 0 with open("input01.txt","r") as f: for line in f: m = RE_LINE.match(line.strip()) if not m: print(line) continue (pmin, pmax) = (int(m.group(1)), int(m.group(2))) (pch, pline) = (m.group(3), m.group(4)) tmp = pline[pmin-1] + pline[pmax-1] if tmp.count(pch) == 1: valid +=1 print(valid)