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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+
+
+def solve_part1(boxes):
+    result = 0
+    for b in boxes:
+        faces = [b[0]* b[1], b[1] * b[2], b[2] * b[0]]
+        result += 2 * sum(faces) + min(faces)
+    return result
+
+
+
+def solve_part2(boxes):
+    result = 0
+    for b in boxes:
+        perims = [2 * (b[0] + b[1]), 2 * (b[1] + b[2]), 2 * (b[2] + b[0])]
+        volume = b[0] * b[1] * b[2]
+        result += min(perims) + volume
+    return result
+
+
+
+def main():
+    # Read box dimensions from input text file
+    with open("input.txt", "r") as f:
+        lines = f.read().splitlines()
+
+    # Parse the dimensions into tuples (x, y, z)
+    boxes = []
+    for line in lines:
+        dims = line.split("x")
+        b = tuple([int(d) for d in dims])
+        boxes.append(b)
+
+    print("Part 1 solution:", solve_part1(boxes)) # 1586300 for me
+    print("Part 2 solution:", solve_part2(boxes)) # 3737498 for me
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()