"""Simulate lanternfish pop growth""" with open("6_input.txt") as f: fishes = [int(x) for x in f.read().split(",")] for day in range(256): print(day) for i in range(len(fishes)): if fishes[i] == 0: fishes[i] = 6 fishes.append(8) else: fishes[i] -= 1 print(len(fishes))