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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+line_count = 0
+lines = []
+
+def search_elements(mylist, position=0, search='most'):
+    # break if only one element
+    if len(mylist) == 1:
+        return mylist[0]
+
+    list_length = len(mylist)
+    erg = 0
+    OneArray = []
+    NullArray = []
+    
+    for elem in mylist:
+        # elem_length = len(elem)
+        if int(elem[position]) == 1:
+            erg = erg + 1
+            OneArray.append(elem)
+        else:
+            NullArray.append(elem)
+
+    if search == 'most':
+        if erg == list_length/2:        
+            return search_elements(OneArray, position=position+1, search=search)
+        elif erg > list_length/2:        
+            return search_elements(OneArray, position=position+1, search=search)
+        else:
+            return search_elements(NullArray, position=position+1, search=search)
+
+    if search == 'least':
+        if erg == list_length/2:        
+            return search_elements(NullArray, position=position+1, search=search)        
+        if erg < list_length/2:        
+            return search_elements(OneArray, position=position+1, search=search)
+        else:
+            return search_elements(NullArray, position=position+1, search=search)
+    
+            
+with open('input.txt', 'r') as myfile:
+    for line in myfile:
+        lines.append(line)
+        
+    line_count = len(lines)
+
+
+most = search_elements(lines, position=0, search='most')
+least = search_elements(lines, position=0, search='least')
+print(most)
+print(least)
+
+print(int(most, 2) * int(least, 2))
+    
+
+sys.exit()