problem022.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
#
# Project Euler (projecteuler.net) - Problem 22
# Using names.txt (right click and 'Save Link/Target As...'), a 46K text file 
# containing over five-thousand first names, begin by sorting it into 
# alphabetical order. Then working out the alphabetical value for each name, 
# multiply this value by its alphabetical position in the list to obtain a name
# score.
# For example, when the list is sorted into alphabetical order, COLIN, which 
# is worth 3 + 15 + 12 + 9 + 14 = 53, is the 938th name in the list. So, COLIN 
# would obtain a score of 938 x 53 = 49714.
# What is the total of all the name scores in the file?

ts = 0
with open( 'data/names.txt', 'r' ) as f:
    i = 1
    for name in sorted([ x[1:-1] for x in f.readline().split(',') ]):
        ts += i * sum( [ ord(x)-64 for x in name] )
        i += 1
print( ts )