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7a.py

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+#Advent of code 2021
+# 12/20/21 day 7a
+# Joe McFarland
+# import sys
+# import re
+# import copy
+
+filename = "data7.txt"
+
+file = open(filename)
+filestr = file.read()
+a_list = filestr.split("\n")
+maxrows = len(a_list)
+print(a_list)
+#maxcols = len(a_list[0])
+a_str = a_list[0].split(",")
+mylist = [int(elem) for elem in a_str]
+
+maxpos = max(mylist)
+print(f"maxpos={maxpos}")
+
+print(f"{mylist}")
+
+lowest_fuel = 10000000
+#lowest_pos = maxpos
+for hpos in range(1,maxpos+1):
+    per_pos_fuel = 0
+    for crab_pos in mylist:
+        fuelcost = max(crab_pos, hpos) - min(crab_pos, hpos)
+        #print(f"hpos: {hpos}, crab_pos: {crab_pos}, fuelcost: {fuelcost}")
+        per_pos_fuel += fuelcost
+    if per_pos_fuel < lowest_fuel:
+        lowest_fuel = per_pos_fuel
+        lowest_pos = hpos
+        print(f"updated low(pos,fuel): {lowest_pos}, {lowest_fuel}")
+    #print(f"hpos {hpos}, per_pos_fuel {per_pos_fuel}")
+print(f"lowest_pos = {lowest_pos}, lowest_fuel = {lowest_fuel}")