day08_2.py

import re

def solve(input):
    totalEscapedCode = 0
    totalCode = 0

    for literal in input:
        literalCode = 2
        literalEscapedCode = 6

        formattedLiteral = literal.replace('\\\\', 'X')
        formattedLiteral = formattedLiteral.replace('\\\"', 'X')
        formattedLiteral = re.sub(r'(\!x[a-f0-9]{2})', r'Y', formattedLiteral)
        for i in range(len(formattedLiteral)):
            if formattedLiteral[i] == "X":
                literalCode += 2
                literalEscapedCode += 4
            elif formattedLiteral[i] == "Y":
                literalCode += 4
                literalEscapedCode += 5
            else:
                literalEscapedCode += 1
                literalCode += 1

        totalEscapedCode += literalEscapedCode
        totalCode += literalCode
    print totalEscapedCode - totalCode

# note: I cheated on the input by changing all \x values with !x.
input = [
    r"qxfcsmh",
    r"ffsfyxbyuhqkpwatkjgudo",
    r"byc!x9dyxuafof\\!xa6uf\\axfozomj\\olh!x6a",
    r"jtqvz",
    r"uzezxa\"jgbmojtwyfbfguz",
    r"vqsremfk!x8fxiknektafj",
    r"wzntebpxnnt\"vqndz\"i!x47vvjqo\"",
    r"higvez\"k\"riewqk",
    r"dlkrbhbrlfrp\\damiauyucwhty",
    r"d\"",
    r"qlz",
    r"ku",
    r"yy\"\"uoao\"uripabop",
    r"saduyrntuswlnlkuppdro\\sicxosted",
    r"tj",
    r"zzphopswlwdhebwkxeurvizdv",
    r"xfoheirjoakrpofles\"nfu",
    r"q!xb7oh\"p!xce\"n",
    r"qeendp\"ercwgywdjeylxcv",
    r"dcmem",
    r"\"i!x13r\"l",
    r"ikso!xdcbvqnbrjduh\"uqudzki!xderwk",
    r"wfdsn",
    r"pwynglklryhtsqbno",
    r"hcoj!x63iccz\"v\"ttr",
    r"zf!x23\\hlj\\kkce\\d\\asy\"yyfestwcdxyfj",
    r"xs",
    r"m\"tvltapxdvtrxiy",
    r"bmud",
    r"k\"a",
    r"b\"oas",
    r"\"yexnjjupoqsxyqnquy\"uzfdvetqrc",
    r"vdw!xe3olxfgujaj",
    r"qomcxdnd\"\\cfoe\"",
    r"fpul",
    r"m\"avamefphkpv",
    r"vvdnb\\c\\uhnxfw\"dpubfkxfmeuhnxisd",
    r"hey\\",
    r"ldaeigghlfey",
    r"eure\"hoy!xa5iezjp\\tm",
    r"yygb\"twbj\\r\"!x10gmxuhmp\"",
    r"weirebp!x39mqonbtmfmd",
    r"ltuz\\hs\"e",
    r"ysvmpc",
    r"g!x8amjtt\"megl\"omsaihifwa",
    r"yimmm",
    r"iiyqfalh",
    r"cwknlaaf",
    r"q!x37feg!xc6s\"xx",
    r"uayrgeurgyp\\oi",
    r"xhug\"pt\"axugllbdiggzhvy",
    r"kdaarqmsjfx!xc3d",
    r"\"vkwla",
    r"d\"",
    r"tmroz\"bvfinxoe\\mum\"wmm",
    r"\"n\"bbswxne\\p\\yr\"qhwpdd",
    r"skzlkietklkqovjhvj!xfe",
    r"pbg\\pab\"bubqaf\"obzcwxwywbs\\dhtq",
    r"xxjidvqh\"lx\\wu\"ij",
    r"daef!x5fe!x5b\\kbeeb!x13qnydtboof",
    r"ogvazaqy\"j!x73",
    r"y",
    r"n\"tibetedldy\\gsamm\"nwu",
    r"wldkvgdtqulwkad",
    r"dpmxnj",
    r"twybw\"cdvf\"mjdajurokbce",
    r"ru\"\\lasij\"i",
    r"roc\\vra\\lhrm",
    r"pbkt!x60booz\"fjlkc",
    r"j!x4dytvjwrzt",
    r"\\uiwjkniumxcs",
    r"cbhm\"nexccior\"v\"j\"nazxilmfp!x47",
    r"qdxngevzrlgoq",
    r"\"lrzxftytpobsdfyrtdqpjbpuwmm!x9e",
    r"mdag!x0asnck!xc2ggj\"slb\"fjy",
    r"wyqkhjuazdtcgkcxvjkpnjdae",
    r"aixfk!xc0iom!x21vueob",
    r"dkiiakyjpkffqlluhaetires",
    r"ysspv\"lysgkvnmwbbsy",
    r"gy\"ryexcjjxdm\"xswssgtr",
    r"s",
    r"ddxv",
    r"qwt\"!x27puilb\"pslmbrsxhrz",
    r"qdg!xc9e\\qwtknlvkol!x54oqvmchn\\",
    r"lvo",
    r"b",
    r"fk\"aa\"\"yenwch\\\\on",
    r"srig!x63hpwaavs\\!x80qzk\"xa\"!xe6u\\wr",
    r"yxjxuj\"ghyhhxfj\"!xa6qvatre",
    r"yoktqxjxkzrklkoeroil",
    r"\"jfmik\"",
    r"smgseztzdwldikbqrh\"",
    r"jftahgctf\"hoqy",
    r"tcnhicr\"znpgckt\"ble",
    r"vqktnkodh\"lo\"a\\bkmdjqqnsqr",
    r"ztnirfzqq",
    r"s",
    r"xx",
    r"iqj\"y\\hqgzflwrdsusasekyrxbp\\ad",
    r"\\czjhlaiynkioz\"\"bxepzimvgwt",
    r"s!x36rbw",
    r"mniieztwrisvdx",
    r"atyfxioy!x2b\\",
    r"irde!x85!x5cvbah\\jekw\"ia",
    r"bdmftlhkwrprmpat\"prfaocvp",
    r"w\\k",
    r"umbpausy",
    r"zfauhpsangy",
    r"p\"zqyw",
    r"wtztypyqvnnxzvlvipnq\"zu",
    r"deicgwq\\oqvajpbov\\or\"kgplwu",
    r"mbzlfgpi\\\\zqcidjpzqdzxityxa",
    r"lfkxvhma",
    r"!xf2yduqzqr\"\\fak\"p\"n",
    r"mpajacfuxotonpadvng",
    r"anb\\telzvcdu\\a!xf2flfq",
    r"lrs\"ebethwpmuuc\"!x86ygr",
    r"qmvdbhtumzc\"ci",
    r"meet",
    r"yopg!x0fdxdq\"h\\ugsu!xffmolxjv",
    r"uhy",
    r"fzgidrtzycsireghazscvmwcfmw\\t",
    r"cqohkhpgvpru",
    r"bihyigtnvmevx\"xx",
    r"xz",
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    r"\\ktnddux\\fqvt\"ibnjntjcbn",
    r"ia",
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    r"\"\\hkuxqddnao",
    r"meqqsz!x83luecpgaem",
    r"cvks!x87frvxo\"svqivqsdpgwhukmju",
    r"sgmxiai\\o\"riufxwjfigr!xdf",
    r"fgywdfecqufccpcdn",
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    r"xqs!x45xxdqcihbwghmzoa",
    r"anbnlp\\cgcvm\"hc",
    r"xf\"fgrngwzys",
    r"nrxsjduedcy!x24",
    r"!x71sxl\"gj\"sds\"ulcruguz\\t\\ssvjcwhi",
    r"jhj\"msch",
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    r"nkyxmb\"qyqultgt\"nmvzvvnxnb",
    r"ycsrkbstgzqb\"uv\\cisn",
    r"s",
    r"ueptjnn\"\"sh",
    r"lp\"z\"d\"mxtxiy",
    r"yzjtvockdnvbubqabjourf\"k\"uoxwle",
    r"!x82\"wqm\"",
    r"!xb5cwtuks!x5fpgh",
    r"wd",
    r"tbvf",
    r"ttbmzdgn",
    r"vfpiyfdejyrlbgcdtwzbnm",
    r"uc",
    r"otdcmhpjagqix",
    r"\\!xb1qso\"s",
    r"scowax",
    r"behpstjdh!xccqlgnqjyz\"eesn",
    r"r!xe1cbnjwzveoomkzlo\\kxlfouhm",
    r"jgrl",
    r"kzqs\\r",
    r"ctscb!x7fthwkdyko\"!x62pkf\"d!xe6knmhurg",
    r"tc\"kw!x3ftt",
    r"bxb!x5ccl",
    r"jyrmfbphsldwpq",
    r"jylpvysl\"\"juducjg",
    r"en\\m\"kxpq\"wpb\\\"",
    r"madouht\"bmdwvnyqvpnawiphgac\"",
    r"vuxpk\"ltucrw",
    r"aae!x60arr",
    r"ttitnne\"kilkrgssnr!xfdurzh",
    r"oalw",
    r"pc\"\"gktkdykzbdpkwigucqni\"nxiqx",
    r"dbrsaj",
    r"bgzsowyxcbrvhtvekhsh\"qgd",
    r"kudfemvk\"\"\"hkbrbil\"chkqoa",
    r"zjzgj\\ekbhyfzufy",
    r"\\acos\"fqekuxqzxbmkbnn!x1ejzwrm",
    r"elxahvudn\"txtmomotgw",
    r"!x2eoxmwdhelpr\"cgi!xf7pzvb",
    r"eapheklx",
    r"hfvma\"mietvc\"tszbbm\"czex",
    r"h\"iiockj\\!xc1et",
    r"d\"rmjjftm",
    r"qlvhdcbqtyrhlc\\",
    r"yy\"rsucjtulm\"coryri\"eqjlbmk",
    r"tv",
    r"r\"bfuht\\jjgujp\"",
    r"kukxvuauamtdosngdjlkauylttaokaj",
    r"srgost\"\"rbkcqtlccu!x65ohjptstrjkzy",
    r"yxwxl\\yjilwwxffrjjuazmzjs",
    r"dxlw\\fkstu\"hjrtiafhyuoh\"sewabne",
    r"!x88sj\"v",
    r"rfzprz!xec\"oxqclu\"krzefp\\q",
    r"cfmhdbjuhrcymgxpylllyvpni",
    r"ucrmjvmimmcq!x88!xd9\"lz",
    r"lujtt\"",
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    r"dvxqlbshhmelsk!x8big\"l",
    r"mx!x54lma!x8bbguxejg",
    r"!x66jdati!xeceieo",
    r"\"iyyupixei!x54ff",
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    r"vlhthspeshzbppa!x4drhqnohjop\"\"mfjd",
    r"f\"tvxxla\"vurian\"\"idjq!x3aptm!xc3olep",
    r"gzqz",
    r"kbq\\wogye\\altvi\\hbvmodny",
    r"j!xd8",
    r"ofjozdhkblvndl",
    r"hbitoupimbawimxlxqze",
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    r"xfwdrzsc\\oxqamawyizvi\\y",
    r"enoikppx!xa1ixe\"yo\"gumye",
    r"fb",
    r"vzf",
    r"zxidr",
    r"cu!x31beirsywtskq",
    r"lxpjbvqzztafwezd",
    r"\\jyxeuo!x18bv",
    r"b\"vawc\"p\\\\giern\"b",
    r"odizunx\"\"t\\yicdn\"x\"sdiz",
    r"\"\"tebrtsi",
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    r"htxwbofchvmzbppycccliyik!xe5a",
    r"ggsslefamsklezqkrd",
    r"rcep\"fnimwvvdx\"l",
    r"zyrzlqmd!x12egvqs\\llqyie",
    r"!x07gsqyrr\\rcyhyspsvn",
    r"butg\"",
    r"gb",
    r"gywkoxf\"jsg\\wtopxvumirqxlwz",
    r"rj\"ir\"wldwveair!x2es\"dhjrdehbqnzl",
    r"ru\"elktnsbxufk\\ejufjfjlevt\\lrzd",
    r"\"widsvok",
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    r"ay",
    r"syticfac!x1cfjsivwlmy\"pumsqlqqzx",
    r"m",
    r"rjjkfh!x78cf!x2brgceg\"jmdyas\"\\clv!xb6p",
    r"tmuvo\"!x3ffdqdovjmdmkgpstotojkv\"as",
    r"jd\\ojvynhxllfzzxvbn\"wrpphcvx",
    r"pz",
    r"\"twr",
    r"n\\hdzmxe\"mzjjeadlz",
    r"fb\"rprxuagvahjnri",
    r"rfmexmjjgh\\crnmyvnatrvfruflaqjnd",
    r"obbbde\"co\"qr\"qpiwjgqahqm\\jjp\"",
    r"vpbq\"\"y\"czk\\b!x52ed\"lnzepobp",
    r"syzeajzfarplydipny\"y\"!xe8ad",
    r"mpyodwb",
    r"!x47rakphlqqptd",
    r"wa\"oj\"aiy",
    r"a",
    r"ropozx",
    r"q!x51nbtlwa",
    r"etukvgx\\jqxlkq",
    r"\"tp\"rah\"pg\"s\"bpdtes\\tkasdhqd",
    r"dn\"qqpkikadowssb!xcah\"dzpsf\\ect\"jdh",
    r"pxunovbbrrn\\vullyn\"bno\"\"\"myfxlp\"",
    r"qaixyazuryvkmoulhcqaotegfj\\mpzm",
    r"bvfrbicutzbjwn\\oml\"cf\"d\"ezcpv\"j",
    r"rmbrdtneudemigdhelmb",
    r"aq\\aurmbhy",
    r"wujqvzw",
    r"gf\"tssmvm\"gm\"hu!x9a!xb7yjawsa",
    r"hrhqqxow!xe2gsydtdspcfqy\"zw\\ou",
    r"ianwwf\\yko\\tdujhhqdi",
    r"xylz\"zpvpab",
    r"lwuopbeeegp",
    r"aoop!x49jhhcexdmdtun",
    r"\\\\mouqqcsgmz",
    r"tltuvwhveau!x43b\"ymxjlcgiymcynwt",
    r"gsugerumpyuhtjljbhrdyoj",
    r"lnjm!xb8wg\"ajh",
    r"zmspue\"nfttdon\\b\"eww",
    r"\"w!x67jwaq!x7ernmyvs\\rmdsuwydsd\"th",
    r"ogtgvtlmcvgllyv",
    r"z\"fqi\"rvddoehrciyl",
    r"yustxxtot\"muec\"xvfdbzunzvveq",
    r"mqslw",
    r"txqnyvzmibqgjs!xb6xy!x86nfalfyx",
    r"kzhehlmkholov",
    r"plpmywcnirrjutjguosh\\",
    r"pydbnqofv\"dn\\m",
    r"aegqof",
    r"eambmxt\\dxagoogl\\zapfwwlmk",
    r"afbmqitxxqhddlozuxcpjxgh",
    r"vgts",
    r"bfdpqtoxzzhmzcilehnflna",
    r"s\"idpz",
    r"!xcfhgly\"nlmztwybx\"ecezmsxaqw",
    r"aackfgndqcqiy",
    r"!x22unqdlsrvgzfaohoffgxzfpir\"s",
    r"abh\"ydv\"kbpdhrerl",
    r"bdzpg",
    r"ekwgkywtmzp",
    r"wtoodejqmrrgslhvnk\"pi\"ldnogpth",
    r"njro!x68qgbx!xe4af\"\\suan"
]
solve(input)