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+import re
+
+def split_into_list(file_path):
+    f = open(file_path, "r")
+    list_of_lists = []
+    for line in f:
+        stripped_line = line.strip()
+        stripped_line = str(stripped_line)
+        #line_list = stripped_line.split()
+        list_of_lists.append(stripped_line)
+
+    f.close()
+    return(list_of_lists)
+
+def get_numbers(list):
+    nums = []
+    for i in list:
+        x = re.search("^([\S]+)", i).group(0)
+        nums.append(x)
+    return nums
+
+def get_strings(list):
+    strings = []
+    for i in list:
+        y = re.sub(r".*?(\w+)\s*$", r"\1", i)
+        strings.append(y)
+    return strings
+
+def get_letters(list):
+    letters = []
+    for i in list:
+        z = re.match("([^:]+)", i).group(0)
+        z = z.split('.')[0].lstrip().split(' ')[1]
+        letters.append(z)
+    return letters
+
+def find_occurences(strings, letters):
+    j = 0
+    number_of_occurences = []
+    for i in strings:
+        corresponding_letter = letters[j]
+        k = i.count(corresponding_letter)
+        number_of_occurences.append(k)
+        j = j+1
+    return number_of_occurences
+
+def find_max_min(nums):
+    mins = []
+    maxes = []
+    for i in nums:
+        splitted_nums = []
+        splitted_nums = i.split('-')
+        min = int(splitted_nums[0])
+        max = int(splitted_nums[1])
+        mins.append(min)
+        maxes.append(max)
+    return mins, maxes
+
+def compare_occurences(number_of_occurences, mins, maxes):
+    j = 0
+    valids = []
+    for i in number_of_occurences:
+        min = mins[j]
+        max = maxes[j]
+        j = j+1
+        if min <= i and max >= i:
+            valids.append("Valid")
+        else:
+            valids.append("Invalid")
+    return valids
+
+list = split_into_list("day2input.txt")
+nums = get_numbers(list)
+letters = get_letters(list)
+strings  = get_strings(list)
+number_of_occurences = find_occurences(strings, letters)
+mins, maxes = find_max_min(nums)
+valids = compare_occurences(number_of_occurences, mins, maxes)
+print(valids)
+print(valids.count("Valid"))