From 7a2967043764f735f01984529292d27372623bc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FrederikBaerentsen <frederik+gitea@baerentsen.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:40:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Aded 2017/09 part 1

---
 2017/09/9.md        | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2017/09/solution.py | 41 ++++++++++++-----------------------------
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/2017/09/9.md b/2017/09/9.md
index b6d50dd..c8f3b1c 100644
--- a/2017/09/9.md
+++ b/2017/09/9.md
@@ -70,6 +70,30 @@ group that immediately contains it. (The outermost group gets a score of
 
 *What is the total score* for all groups in your input?
 
-To begin, [get your puzzle input](9/input).
+Your puzzle answer was `11898`.
+
+The first half of this puzzle is complete! It provides one gold star: \*
+
+## \-\-- Part Two \-\-- {#part2}
+
+Now, you\'re ready to remove the garbage.
+
+To prove you\'ve removed it, you need to count all of the characters
+within the garbage. The leading and trailing `<` and `>` don\'t count,
+nor do any canceled characters or the `!` doing the canceling.
+
+-   `<>`, `0` characters.
+-   `<random characters>`, `17` characters.
+-   `<<<<>`, `3` characters.
+-   `<{!>}>`, `2` characters.
+-   `<!!>`, `0` characters.
+-   `<!!!>>`, `0` characters.
+-   `<{o"i!a,<{i<a>`, `10` characters.
+
+*How many non-canceled characters are within the garbage* in your puzzle
+input?
 
 Answer:
+
+Although it hasn\'t changed, you can still [get your puzzle
+input](9/input).
diff --git a/2017/09/solution.py b/2017/09/solution.py
index fc24504..b21fec0 100644
--- a/2017/09/solution.py
+++ b/2017/09/solution.py
@@ -2,48 +2,31 @@
 import sys,re
 from pprint import pprint
 
-input_f = 'test'
+input_f = 'input'
 
-part = 1
+part = -1
 #########################################
 #                                       #
 #              Part 1                   #
 #                                       #
 #########################################
-
 if part == 1:
-    with open(input_f) as file:
+     with open(input_f) as file:
         for line in file:
-            print(line.rstrip())
             clean_string = re.sub(r"!.", "", line.rstrip())
             clean_string = re.sub(r"<.*?>", "", clean_string)
             clean_string = re.sub(r",", "", clean_string)
-            #print(clean_string)
+            level = 0
+            numbers = []
+            for i in clean_string:
+                if i == '{':
+                    level += 1
+                if i == '}':
+                    numbers.append(level)
+                    level -= 1
 
-            count = 1
-            score = 0
-            iteration = 0
-            #print('Score of ',end='')
-            while True:
-                #print('Iteration: ', iteration)
-                matches = re.findall(r"\{\}", clean_string)
-                if not matches:
-                    #print(increment,end='')
-                    print('=',score)
-                    break
-                
-                
-                
-                clean_string = re.sub(r"\{\}", "", clean_string)
-                iteration += 1
-                for x in range(0,len(matches)):
-                    score += iteration
-                    print(iteration,end="")
-                
+            print(sum(numbers))
 
-                #print(clean_string)
-            #rint(count)
-            input()
 #########################################
 #                                       #
 #              Part 2                   #