initial commit, day 10

01a.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+with open('01a.txt') as f:
+    text = f.read().strip()
+
+lines = text.split('\n')
+
+a = [0] * len(lines)
+b = a[:]
+
+for i in range(len(lines)):
+    spl = lines[i].split(' ', maxsplit=1)
+    a[i] = int(spl[0].strip())
+    b[i] = int(spl[1].strip())
+
+a.sort()
+b.sort()
+
+total = 0
+
+for x, y in zip(a, b):
+    total += abs(x - y)
+
+print(total)