diff --git a/2015/07/solution.py b/2015/07/solution.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d2964d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2015/07/solution.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/python3
+import sys,re
+from pprint import pprint
+sys.path.insert(0, '../../')
+from fred import list2int,get_re,nprint,lprint,loadFile,convert_list
+
+input_f = 'input'
+
+part = 1
+#########################################
+#                                       #
+#              Part 1                   #
+#                                       #
+#########################################
+
+# need to use recursion. Should backtrack to a value when it has been lit
+
+def parse(lst:str):
+    if 'AND' in lst or 'OR' in lst or 'SHIFT' in lst:
+        t = get_re(r"^(.+) (AND|OR|[L|R]SHIFT) (.+) -> (.+)",lst)
+        return convert_list([t.group(2), t.group(1),t.group(3),t.group(4)])
+    
+    elif 'NOT' in lst:
+        t = get_re(r"^NOT (.+) -> (.+)",lst)
+        return convert_list(['NOT',t.group(1),t.group(2)])
+    else:
+        t = get_re(r"^(.+) -> (.+)",lst)
+        return convert_list(['SET',t.group(1),t.group(2)])
+
+def v_return(x,values):
+    if isinstance(x, str):
+        if x not in values:
+            return 0 # the values is not 0 if it hasn't been used. 
+        else:
+            return values[x]
+    return x
+
+if part == 1:
+    instructions = loadFile(input_f)
+    values = {}
+    for i in instructions:
+        t = parse(i)
+        #print(i)
+        if t[0] == 'SET':
+            values[t[2]] = v_return(t[1],values)
+        elif t[0] == 'AND':
+            values[t[3]] = v_return(t[1],values) & v_return(t[2],values)
+        elif t[0] == 'OR':
+            values[t[3]] = v_return(t[1],values) | v_return(t[2],values)
+        elif t[0] == 'LSHIFT':               
+            values[t[3]] = v_return(t[1],values) << v_return(t[2],values)
+        elif t[0] == 'RSHIFT':
+            values[t[3]] = v_return(t[1],values) >> v_return(t[2],values)
+        elif t[0] == 'NOT':
+            values[t[2]] = 65535-v_return(t[1],values)
+        #pprint(values)
+        #input()
+    pprint(values['a'])
+
+
+
+#########################################
+#                                       #
+#              Part 2                   #
+#                                       #
+#########################################
+if part == 2:
+    exit()
diff --git a/__pycache__/fred.cpython-311.pyc b/__pycache__/fred.cpython-311.pyc
index 1512d8f..0890a2d 100644
Binary files a/__pycache__/fred.cpython-311.pyc and b/__pycache__/fred.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/fred.py b/fred.py
index 79a34b5..7d71c87 100644
--- a/fred.py
+++ b/fred.py
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 import re,sys
 
+def loadFile(input_f):
+    lines = []
+    with open(input_f) as file:
+        for line in file:
+            lines.append(line.rstrip())
+    return lines
+
+def convert_list(input_list):
+    """
+    Convert a list of strings to integers where possible, leaving others as strings.
+
+    Args:
+        input_list (list): A list of strings to be converted.
+
+    Returns:
+        list: A list with integers or strings based on the input.
+    """
+    converted_list = []
+    for item in input_list:
+        try:
+            converted_list.append(int(item))
+        except ValueError:
+            converted_list.append(item)
+    return converted_list
+
+
 def toGrid(input,parser=None):
     grid = []
     if parser:
diff --git a/solution.py b/solution.py
index d3d1904..4363a57 100644
--- a/solution.py
+++ b/solution.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import sys,re
 from pprint import pprint
 sys.path.insert(0, '../../')
-from fred import list2int,get_re,nprint,lprint
+from fred import list2int,get_re,nprint,lprint,loadFile
 
 input_f = 'test'