#!/usr/bin/env python depth = 0 hPos = 0 aim = 0 with open('input') as f: window = [] for line in f: cmd, numStr = line.split(" ", 2) num = int(numStr) # match...case is python 3.10+ if cmd == "forward": hPos = hPos + num depth = depth + (aim*num) elif cmd == "backward": hPos = hPos - num elif cmd == "up": aim = aim - num elif cmd == "down": aim = aim + num else: raise "unknown command: "+cmd print(depth * hPos)