Add D3P1 and D3P2

day_03/python/part_2.py

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+with open("../input", "r") as file:
+	data = file.read().split("\n")
+
+
+def find_value(data, bit=0, sort="max"):
+
+	if len(data) == 1:
+		return data[0]
+
+	# keep track of each value that is associated with the bit value at the bit
+	# position, this is what gets passed to the recursive case
+	ones = []
+	zeros = []
+
+	# Run through all the data determining the bits needed
+	for d in data:
+		if d[bit] == "1": ones.append(d)
+		else: zeros.append(d)
+
+	new_bit = bit + 1
+
+	if sort == "max":
+		if len(ones) >= len(zeros):
+			return find_value(ones, new_bit, sort)
+		else:
+			return find_value(zeros, new_bit, sort)
+	else:
+		if len(ones) < len(zeros):
+			return find_value(ones, new_bit, sort)
+		else:
+			return find_value(zeros, new_bit, sort)
+
+o2 = find_value(data)
+co2 = find_value(data, sort="min")
+
+
+print(f"""O2 binary: {o2}
+CO2 binary: {co2}
+
+O2 decimal: {int(o2, 2)}
+CO2 decimal: {int(co2, 2)}
+
+Life support value: {int(o2, 2) * int(co2, 2)}""")