def comp(nums): for i in range(len(nums)): a = nums[i] r = nums[i+1:] for j in range(len(r)): b = r[j] s = r[j+1:] for k in range(len(s)): c = s[k] if a+b+c == 2020: return (a,b,c) return False def main(): with open("input1a.txt") as file: lines = file.readlines() lines = [int(line.strip()) for line in lines] a,b,c = comp(lines) print(f"{a} * {b} * {c} = {a*b*c}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()