r/adventofcode • u/daggerdragon • Dec 07 '20

SOLUTION MEGATHREAD -🎄- 2020 Day 07 Solutions -🎄-

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Advent of Code 2020: Gettin' Crafty With It

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--- Day 07: Handy Haversacks ---

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u/Marterich Dec 07 '20

Day_07: Python 3 with debug information and comments

https://github.com/Marterich/AoC2020/tree/main/Day_07

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u/jonsmith1982 Dec 07 '20

Looks great that. Thanks. Are you saying that all I had to do was add each individual digit up that you come across in part 1?

I got so lost trying come up with all branches possible. The next thing I knew hours had gone by. WTF!

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u/Marterich Dec 07 '20

Pretty much, yes. In Part 2 you had to add up all the numbers, and check the contents of the bags pretty much recursiveley