advent of code 2024 solutions

Welcome to my advent of code 2024 repository! 🎄✨ This project is my attempt to solve the daily programming puzzles provided during the advent of code challenge while learning and improving my python skills. I am a beginner, so this repo is more about practicing and understanding python than showcasing optimized solutions. To that end I am def referencing some previous year solutions and/or/also the evil ai overlords to help me grok stuff like writing more 'pythonic' code. But I am making an effort to logic it all out from the jump.

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about the project

advent of code is an annual event with a series of fun and challenging programming puzzles released every day from December 1st to December 25th. This repository contains:

• day-wise folders (day1, day2, etc.), each containing:
  • scripts for solving part 1 and part 2 of that day's puzzle.
  • a blank input.txt file to avoid sharing puzzle inputs as per advent of code's guidelines.

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project structure

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├── day1/
│   ├── part1.py       # solution for day 1, part 1
│   ├── part2.py       # solution for day 1, part 2
│   ├── input.txt      # blank file for day 1 input
├── day2/
│   ├── part1.py       # solution for day 2, part 1
│   ├── part2.py       # solution for day 2, part 2
│   ├── input.txt      # blank file for day 2 input
...

Each folder contains:

• part1.py and part2.py: python scripts solving the respective parts of the day's challenge.
• input.txt: a blank file where I run my solutions with the actual input during testing. Inputs are not included to respect advent of code's guidelines.

acknowledgments

• Thanks to advent of code for providing such an engaging and educational challenge! let's hope my attention span holds out for a lil bit.
• This repository is inspired by the many pythonistas sharing their learning journey. Also, my out of control adhd.

notes

• disclaimer: I am a python newbie, so my solutions may not be the most efficient or elegant. Suggestions for improvement are always welcome! 😊
• input data: The input.txt files in this repo are blank to keep my puzzle inputs private, as per advent of code's instructions.