Jakkara

def median(lst):
    lst = sorted(lst)
    if len(lst) < 1:
            return None
    if len(lst) %2 == 1:
            return lst[((len(lst)+1)/2)-1]
    else:
            return float(sum(lst[(len(lst)/2)-1:(len(lst)/2)+1]))/2.0
 
def count_steps(number_int,median_int):
    steps=0
    while(not number_int == median_int):
        if(number_int > median_int):
            number_int = number_int - 1
            steps=steps+1
        elif(number_int < median_int):
            number_int = number_int + 1
            steps=steps+1
        
    
    return steps
    
a, b, c, d = [int(x) for x in raw_input().split(" ")]     
 
 
list = []
list.append(float(a))
list.append(float(b))
list.append(float(c))
list.append(float(d))
 
mediaani = int(median(list))
 
allsteps=0
for number in list:
    allsteps = allsteps + count_steps(int(number),int(mediaani))
 
print allsteps

Test 1

Group: 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 2

Group: 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 3

Group: 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 4

Group: 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 5

Group: 1

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 6

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 7

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 8

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 9

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 10

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 11

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 12

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 13

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 14

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 15

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED