20191201

01-Alexander.py

+#This is the first assignment for advent of code
+print ('hoi')
+
+def main():
+
+	filepath = "1-dec-input.txt"
+	print(filepath)
+	# open the input file
+	TotalFuel = 0
+	with open(filepath) as fp:
+		for total, line in enumerate(fp):
+			ModuleFuel = calcFuel(int(line.rstrip()))
+			FuelFuel = calcExtraFuel(ModuleFuel)
+			print ("Zo veel Fuel voor de module en de fuel: " + str(ModuleFuel) + " : " + str(FuelFuel))
+			
+			TotalFuel = TotalFuel + ModuleFuel + FuelFuel
+			
+	print ("Zo veel in Fuel voor de mass: " + str(TotalFuel))
+	
+	
+def calcFuel(intMass):
+	return (int(intMass/3)) - 2
+
+def calcExtraFuel(intMass):
+	RemainderFuel = 0
+	ExtraFuel = intMass
+	while ExtraFuel > 0:
+		ExtraFuel = max(0, calcFuel (ExtraFuel))
+		RemainderFuel = RemainderFuel + ExtraFuel
+	return RemainderFuel
+		
+if __name__=="__main__":
+	main()
+
+	
+	
+#For a mass of 12, divide by 3 and round down to get 4, then subtract 2 to get 2.
+#for a mass of 14, dividing by 3 and rounding down still yields 4, so the fuel required is also 2.
+#For a mass of 1969, the fuel required is 654.
+#For a mass of 100756, the fuel required is 33583.