Problem 42

p42.py

Triangle_number = [ "the triangle numbers from the txt file" ]

def sumofname(x):
    namesum = 0
    for i in range(len(words[x])):
        namesum += ord(words[x][i])-64
    return namesum

def compute():
    count = 0
    triangle_number = [int((n*(n+1))/2) for n in range(1,23)]
    for x in range(len(words)):
        if sumofname(x) in triangle_number:
            count += 1
    return count