def splitplace(a, b):

    import time
    text= open('C:\Users\[USER]\Desktop\splits.txt', 'r')
    lines = []
    _3k=[]
    _3k_2=[]
    _5k=[]
    time3k=[]
    time5k=[]
    threeplace=1
    threetied=0
    fiveplace=1
    fivetied=0
    for line in text:
        lines.append(line)
    for i in lines:
        temp=i.split()
        _3k.append(temp[1])
    for i in lines:
        temp=i.split()
        _5k.append(temp[3])
    for i in _3k:
        _3k_2.append(i.replace(";", ""))
    _3k=_3k_2
    for i in _3k:
        time3k.append(time.strptime(i, "%M:%S"))

    for i in _5k:
        time5k.append(time.strptime(i, "%M:%S"))

    threetime = a
    fivetime = b
    threetime = time.strptime(threetime, "%M:%S")
    fivetime = time.strptime(fivetime, "%M:%S")


    for i in time3k:
        if i.tm_min<threetime.tm_min:
            threeplace=threeplace+1
        elif i.tm_min==threetime.tm_min:
            if i.tm_sec<threetime.tm_sec:
                threeplace=threeplace+1
            elif i.tm_sec==threetime.tm_sec:
                threetied=threetied+1

    for i in time5k:
        if i.tm_min<fivetime.tm_min:
            fiveplace=fiveplace+1
        elif i.tm_min==fivetime.tm_min:
            if i.tm_sec<fivetime.tm_sec:
                fiveplace=fiveplace+1
            elif i.tm_sec==fivetime.tm_sec:
                fivetied=fivetied+1

    print("Your place at the 3k was " +str(threeplace))
    print("You were tied with " +str(threetied)+ " at the 3k")
    print("Your place at the 5k was " +str(fiveplace))
    print("You were tied with " +str(fivetied)+ " at the 3k")