elf_cals = [0] with open("input", encoding="utf-8") as f: foods = f.readlines() i = 0 for food in foods: if food == "\n": elf_cals.append(0) i += 1; else: elf_cals[i] += int(food) top3 = sum(sorted(elf_cals, reverse=True)[:3]) print(f"sum of top 3 calories is {top3}")