Day 1: Historian Hysteria

Megathread guidelines

  • Keep top level comments as only solutions, if you want to say something other than a solution put it in a new post. (replies to comments can be whatever)
  • You can send code in code blocks by using three backticks, the code, and then three backticks or use something such as https://blocks.programming.dev if you prefer sending it through a URL

FAQ

  • @VegOwOtenksEnglish
    1•2 days ago

    Python

    ids = """<multiline input string>"""
ids = [pair.split(" ") for pair in ids.split("\n")]
left = [int(t[0]) for t in ids]
right = [int(t[-1]) for t in ids]
left.sort()
right.sort()
print(sum(abs(l - r) for l, r in zip(left, right)))

# 2
s = 0
for l in left:
    s += right.count(l) * l
print(s)

    Lost a minute because I forgot about abs .-.