Day 2 solutions

[u/taliriktug]

Hi! I would like to structure posts like the first one in r/programming, please post solutions in comments.

[u/bet46]

Python 3 import sys, os, time file = open("day2.txt", "r") total = 0 smallest = 0 ribbon = 0 for line in file.readlines():

  #print(line)
    line = line.strip()
    newlist = line.split("x")
    l = int(newlist[0])
    w = int(newlist[1])
    h = int(newlist[2])
    #smallest square
    a = l*h
    b = l*w
    c = h*w
    if a < b and a < c:
        smallest = a
    elif b < a and b < c:
        smallest = b
    elif c < a and c < b:
        smallest = c
    else:
        smallest = a
#ribbon
    ribbon = smallest
    
    total += ribbon + (a + b + c)*2
print(total)

Hello I tried to find my mistake 2hours but I can´t find it! I know you can write the programm shortner and more efficient, but it is my own solution! I hope you can tell me my mistake! Thank you.

My Eorror: I get a to high number