diff --git a/2025/04/solution.py b/2025/04/solution.py
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+#!/bin/python3
+import sys,time,re,os
+from pprint import pprint
+sys.path.insert(0, '../../')
+from fred import *
+start_time = time.time()
+
+if sys.argv[1] == 'test':
+    input_f = 'test'
+elif sys.argv[1] == 'input':
+    input_f = 'input'
+else:
+    print('No argv provided')
+    exit()
+
+
+#########################################
+#                                       #
+#              Part 1                   #
+#                                       #
+#########################################
+
+def part1():
+
+    grid = toGrid(input_f)
+
+    directions = ['up','down','left','right','up-left','up-right','down-left','down-right']
+
+    score = 0
+
+    for ydx,y in enumerate(grid):
+        for xdx, x in enumerate(y):
+            limit = 0
+            if get_value_in_direction(grid,(xdx,ydx)) == '@':
+                for d in directions:
+                    val = get_value_in_direction(grid,(xdx,ydx),d)
+                    if val == '@':
+                        limit += 1
+    #            print(xdx,ydx,limit)
+                if limit < 4:
+                    score+=1
+
+    return score
+
+start_time = time.time()
+p1 = part1()
+print('Part 1:',p1, '\t\t', round((time.time() - start_time)*1000), 'ms')
+
+#########################################
+#                                       #
+#              Part 2                   #
+#                                       #
+#########################################
+
+def part2(): 
+    return 
+
+start_time = time.time()
+p2 = part2()
+print('Part 2:',p2, '', round((time.time() - start_time)*1000), 'ms')
+