import os def get_package_sides(x: str) -> int: l, w, h = map(int, x.split("x")) # map( int, ...) is necessary, to cast the strings to ints lw, wh, hl = l*w, w*h, h*l smallest_side = min(lw, wh, hl) all_sides = (lw + wh + hl) * 2 return smallest_side + all_sides def calculate_all_packages(x: list) -> int: whole_size = 0 for box in x: whole_size += get_package_sides(box) return whole_size if __name__ == '__main__': assert get_package_sides("2x3x4") == 58, "Error: Example 1 couldn't be solved" assert get_package_sides("1x1x10") == 43, "Error: Example 2 couldn't be solved" print("All tests passed!") puzzle_input = open("input.txt", "r").read().splitlines() print("input: ", puzzle_input) print("solution: ", calculate_all_packages(puzzle_input))