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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys, utils
+
+def life_support_rating(l: list):
+    most, least = filter(l)
+    return int(most, 2) * int(least, 2)
+
+def count(l: list):
+    counter = [0 for _ in range(len(l[0]))]
+    for line in l:
+        for i in range(len(line)):
+            if line[i] == '1':
+                counter[i] += 1
+
+    half_len = len(l) / 2
+    for i in range(len(counter)):
+        if counter[i] >= half_len:
+            counter[i] = ('1', '0')
+        else:
+            counter[i] = ('0', '1')
+    return counter
+
+
+def filter(l):
+    pos = 0
+    most = l.copy()
+    least = l.copy()
+    while len(most) > 1:
+        counter = count(most)
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(most):
+            if len(most) == 1:
+                break
+            elif most[i][pos] != counter[pos][0]:
+                del most[i]
+                continue
+            i += 1
+        pos += 1
+    pos = 0
+    while len(least) > 1:
+        counter = count(least)
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(least):
+            if len(least) == 1:
+                break
+            elif least[i][pos] != counter[pos][1]:
+                del least[i]
+                continue
+            i += 1
+        pos += 1
+    return most[0], least[0]
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("please supply input file")
+        sys.exit()
+
+    f = utils.File(sys.argv[1])
+
+    print(life_support_rating(f.get_strings()))
+
+