diff --git a/2023/day12/part1.py b/2023/day12/part1.py
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+import sys
+import os
+from pprint import pprint
+import time
+import math
+
+#colors
+from termcolor import colored
+
+grid = []
+
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as file:
+    for line in file:
+        grid.append(line.rstrip().split())
+
+pprint(grid)
+
diff --git a/2023/day12/test b/2023/day12/test
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+???.### 1,1,3
+.??..??...?##. 1,1,3
+?#?#?#?#?#?#?#? 1,3,1,6
+????.#...#... 4,1,1
+????.######..#####. 1,6,5
+?###???????? 3,2,1