Add my not-working solution draft for day 1 part 2: day1_part2.py

Author: FunProgramer

day1_part2.py

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+# This draft is not the solution (it does not work)
+with open("day1_input.txt", "r") as input_file:
+    input_string = input_file.read()
+
+input_lines = input_string.splitlines()
+
+number_words_dict = {
+    "one": "1",
+    "two": "2",
+    "three": "3",
+    "four": "4",
+    "five": "5",
+    "six": "6",
+    "seven": "7",
+    "eight": "8",
+    "nine": "9"
+}
+
+calibration_values_sum = 0
+
+for line_idx, line in enumerate(input_lines):
+    first_idx = None
+    first_digit = None
+    last_idx = None
+    last_digit = None
+    for number_word in number_words_dict.keys():
+        number_word_idx = line.find(number_word)
+        if number_word_idx != -1:
+            if first_idx is None:
+                first_idx = number_word_idx
+                first_digit = number_words_dict[number_word]
+            elif number_word_idx < first_idx:
+                if last_idx is None:
+                    last_idx = first_idx
+                    last_digit = first_digit
+                first_idx = number_word_idx
+                first_digit = number_words_dict[number_word]
+            elif last_idx is None:
+                last_idx = number_word_idx
+                last_digit = number_words_dict[number_word]
+            elif number_word_idx > last_idx:
+                last_idx = number_word_idx
+                last_digit = number_words_dict[number_word]
+    for char_idx, char in enumerate(line):
+        if char.isdigit():
+            if first_idx is None:
+                first_idx = char_idx
+                first_digit = char
+            elif char_idx < first_idx:
+                first_idx = char_idx
+                first_digit = char
+            elif last_idx is None:
+                last_idx = char_idx
+                last_digit = char
+            elif char_idx > last_idx:
+                last_idx = char_idx
+                last_digit = char
+
+    if last_digit is None:
+        last_digit = first_digit
+    calibration_value = int(first_digit + last_digit)
+    calibration_values_sum += calibration_value
+
+    if line_idx == 20:
+        print("line " + str(line_idx + 1) + ": " + line)
+        print("first_digit:", first_digit, "idx:", first_idx)
+        print("last_digit:", last_digit, "idx:", last_idx)
+        print("resulting calibration value:", calibration_value)
+        print()
+
+
+print("Sum of calibration values:", calibration_values_sum)