left = [] right = [] with open('input01.txt') as file: for line in file: left.append(line.split()[0]) right.append(line.split()[1]) left.sort() right.sort() out = 0 for i in range(0,len(left)): cnt = 0 for j in range(0,len(right)): if right[j] > left[i]: out += int(left[i])*cnt break elif right[j] == left[i]: cnt += 1 print(out)