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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+from math import sqrt
+
+
+
+def solve_partn(partn, target):
+ house = 1
+ while True:
+ # Find all divisors of the house number, because those
+ # determine which elves brings presents to which house.
+ # If I were smart, I'd cache the results and use them in
+ # both parts 1 and 2, but I can't be bothered to do that.
+ divs = [1, house]
+ for n in range(2, int(sqrt(house)) + 1):
+ if house % n == 0:
+ divs += [n, house / n]
+
+ # Give gifts to each house as described in the puzzle text
+ gifts = 0
+ for d in divs:
+ if partn == 1:
+ gifts += 10 * d
+ else: # partn == 2
+ if house / d <= 50:
+ gifts += 11 * d
+
+ if gifts >= target:
+ return house
+
+ house += 1
+
+
+
+def main():
+ # My personalized puzzle input
+ target = 34000000
+
+ print("Part 1 solution:", solve_partn(1, target)) # 786240 for me
+ print("Part 2 solution:", solve_partn(2, target)) # 831600 for me
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()