name scores problem 22 using names txt right click and save linktarget as a 46k text file containing over fivethousand 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 53 49714 what is the total of all the name scores in the file returns the total of all the name scores in the file solution 871198282 returns the total of all the name scores in the file solution 871198282
import os


def solution():
    
    with open(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/p022_names.txt") as file:
        names = str(file.readlines()[0])
        names = names.replace('"', "").split(",")

    names.sort()

    name_score = 0
    total_score = 0

    for i, name in enumerate(names):
        for letter in name:
            name_score += ord(letter) - 64

        total_score += (i + 1) * name_score
        name_score = 0
    return total_score


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(solution())