weights = [7, 2, 5, 10, 8] cuts = [] for cut in range(1, len(weights)): cuts.append(max(sum(weights[:cut]), sum(weights[cut:]))) assert cuts == [25, 23, 18, 24] best = min(min(cuts), sum(weights)) result = {"capacity": best, "days_at_capacity": 2} import json print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True))