Day 1 challenges added

days1-5/day1/day1.py

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+def main():
+    with open('calories', 'r') as f:
+        # Part 1
+        calories = [line for line in f.read().split('\n')]
+        caloriesPerDay = [0] * len(calories)
+        index = 0
+        for calorie in calories:
+            if calorie == '':
+                index += 1
+            else:
+                caloriesPerDay[index] += int(calorie)
+        nOfElfs = caloriesPerDay.index(0)
+        caloriesPerElf = caloriesPerDay[:nOfElfs]
+        print(f"Top elf calorie count: {max(caloriesPerElf)}")
+
+        # Part 2
+        sumOfCaloriesOfTopThree = []
+        for i in range(3):
+            sumOfCaloriesOfTopThree.append(max(caloriesPerElf))
+            caloriesPerElf.remove(max(caloriesPerElf))
+        print(f"Sum of top three elfs: {sum(sumOfCaloriesOfTopThree)}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()