Add split by blank lines in input reader

Author: Paul2708

shared/paul2708/input_reader.py

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 from typing import List
 
 
+def read_split_lines(day: str) -> List[List[str]]:
+ total_groups = []
+ group = []
+ for line in read_lines(day):
+ if not line.strip():
+ total_groups.append(group)
+ group = []
+ continue
+
+ group.append(line)
+
+ total_groups.append(group)
+
+ return total_groups
+
+
 def read_ints(day: str) -> List[int]:
  file = open(f"../../../shared/paul2708/input/{day}.txt", "r")
 
@@ -13,6 +29,7 @@ def read_ints(day: str) -> List[int]:
  file.close()
  return ints
 
+
 def read_lines(day: str) -> List[str]:
  file = open(f"../../../shared/paul2708/input/{day}.txt", "r")