diff --git a/2017/11/hex.py b/2017/11/hex.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+def hex_dist(x, y):
+    return abs(x) + abs(y)
+
+import sys
+directions = {'n': [1, 1],
+              'nw': [0, 1],
+              'ne': [1, 0],
+              's': [-1, -1],
+              'sw': [-1, 0],
+              'se': [0, -1]}
+data = [directions[k] for k in sys.stdin.readline().strip().split(",")]
+x, y, maxd = 0, 0, 0
+for d in data:
+    if hex_dist(x + d[0], y + d[1]) > maxd:
+        maxd = hex_dist(x + d[0], y + d[1])
+    x += d[0]
+    y += d[1]
+
+print(hex_dist(x, y), maxd)
+