deleted unnecessary operations

day06.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-# https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/5
+# https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
 
 import re, operator
 from functools import reduce
@@ -54,33 +54,13 @@ def part2(data: list[str]) -> int:
   num_lengths[-1] += 1
 
   ops = prep_data([data[-1]])[0]
-
   total = 0
-  r_left = re.compile("(^\s+)")
-  r_right = re.compile("(\s+$)")
 
   for j in range(len(num_lengths)):
     stripes = []
     for i in range(len(data) - 1):
-
       # cut out correct part of data line
-      d = data[i][:num_lengths[j]]
-
-      # replace spaces with dummy character at the start of the substring  
-      m = r_left.search(d)
-      if m:
-        a, b = m.span()
-        d = "X" * (b - a) + d[b:]
-
-      # replace spaces with dummy character at the end of the substring  
-      m = r_right.search(d)
-      if m:
-        a, b = m.span()
-        d = d[:a] + "X" * (b - a)
-      
-      # store the prepped substring
-      stripes.append(d)
-      
+      stripes.append(data[i][:num_lengths[j]])
       # clip substring from data line
       data[i] = data[i][num_lengths[j]+1:]
 
@@ -88,7 +68,7 @@ def part2(data: list[str]) -> int:
     actual_nums = []
     for i in range(len(stripes[0])):
       num = "".join([stripes[k][i] for k in range(len(stripes))])
-      actual_nums.append(int(num.strip("X")))
+      actual_nums.append(int(num.strip()))
 #    print(actual_nums)
 #    print(f"{j}\t{ops[j]}\t{get_op(ops[j])}\t{reduce(get_op(ops[j]), actual_nums)}")
     total += reduce(get_op(ops[j]), actual_nums)