file = open('input.txt','r') tmp = file.readlines() data = [] for f in tmp: data.append(int(f.replace('\n',''))) def validNumbers(num): num -= 1 res = [] rng = range(num - 26, num ) for x in rng: for y in rng: if data[x] == data[y]: continue res.append(data[x]+data[y]) return res def sumInRange(rng): sum = 0 for i in rng: sum += data[i] return sum def findWeakness(rng): smal = 99999999999 high = 0 for i in rng: if data[i] < smal: smal = data[i] if data[i] > high: high = data[i] print(smal+high) for i in range(1,len(data)): end = i while end < len(data): rng = range(end - i,end) if sumInRange(rng) == 248131121: findWeakness(rng) end += 1 exit() count = 0 preamble = [] for d in data: count += 1 if count <= 25: continue val = validNumbers(count) if data[count - 1] not in val: print('count: '+str(count)) print('preamble: ') for i in range(count - 27,count - 2): preamble.append(data[i]) print(preamble) print('valid:') print(val) print('odd one is: '+str(data[count - 1])) exit()