names_score.py

#Function to caluculate the value of a string
#Parameter: string, a string from the file
#Parameter: position, position of string in the file
def calculate_value(string, position):
    worth = 0
    for c in string:
        worth = worth + (ord(c) - 64)
    return worth * position

#Variable to keep names
read_data = None

#Read data into list
with open('names.txt') as f:
    read_data = f.read()

#Split data into array and remove double quotes("") surrounding the string
read_data = read_data.replace('"', "").split(',')

#Sort the list
read_data.sort()

#Store the length of the list
n = len(read_data)

#Store the answer
ans = 0

#Loop through the strings and calculate their values
for i in range(1,n+1):
    ans = ans + calculate_value(read_data[i-1], i)

print(ans)