def main(): """ horizontal position and vertical position both start at 0 forward X increases forward (horizontal) position by X units down X increases depth (vertical position) by X units up X decreases depth (vertical position) by X units After following all instructions multiply final h_pos by final v_pos """ h_pos, v_pos = 0, 0 instructions = [] with open("aoc2-1.txt", "r") as file: instructions = file.readlines() for inst in instructions: dir, amt = inst.strip().split(" ") amt = int(amt) if dir == "forward": h_pos += amt elif dir == "down": v_pos += amt elif dir == "up": v_pos -= amt else: raise ValueError(f"Unrecognized direction: {h_pos}") return (h_pos * v_pos) if __name__ == "__main__": print(main())