INPUT_FILE = "test.text" def main(): with open(INPUT_FILE, 'r') as file: data: list[str] = file.readlines() for line in data: record, groups = line.split() groups: list[int] = [int(g) for g in groups.split(',')] # for group in groups: # # if '#' * group in record: # # groups.remove(group) # # record = record.replace('#' * group, '') print(f'{record} {groups}') if __name__ == '__main__': main()