day 1 - part 2

2024/day1/common.py

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+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_lists(data_file: Path) -> tuple[list[int], list[int]]:
+    list1 = []
+    list2 = []
+    for line in data_file.open():
+        numbers = line.strip().split("  ")
+        list1.append(int(numbers[0]))
+        list2.append(int(numbers[1]))
+    return list1, list2
+
+
+def get_ordered_lists(data_file: Path) -> tuple[list[int], list[int]]:
+    list1, list2 = get_lists(data_file)
+    return sorted(list1), sorted(list2)