import re symbols = [] partnumbers = [] lineNumber = 0 for line in open("./input2"): lineNumber += 1 # Find all numbers and their positions foundNumbers = [(m.group(), m.start(), m.end()) for m in re.finditer(r'\d+', line)] partnumbers += [(lineNumber, number[0], number[1], number[2]) for number in foundNumbers] # Find all symbols and their positions foundSymbols = [(m.group(), m.start(), m.end()) for m in re.finditer(r'[^\d.\n]', line)] symbols += [(lineNumber, symbol[0], symbol[1], symbol[2]) for symbol in foundSymbols] print(symbols) matchingNumbers = [] for partnumber in partnumbers: foundSymbols = [symbol for symbol in symbols if abs(symbol[0] - partnumber[0]) <= 1 and partnumber[2] - 1 <= symbol[2] <= partnumber[3]] if len(foundSymbols) > 0: print(partnumber[1]) matchingNumbers.append(partnumber[1]) print(sum([int(number) for number in matchingNumbers]))