diff --git a/2017/09/solution.py b/2017/09/solution.py
index b21fec0..56d23c8 100644
--- a/2017/09/solution.py
+++ b/2017/09/solution.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pprint import pprint
 
 input_f = 'input'
 
-part = -1
+part = 2
 #########################################
 #                                       #
 #              Part 1                   #
@@ -29,8 +29,17 @@ if part == 1:
 
 #########################################
 #                                       #
-#              Part 2                   #
+# not working  Part 2                   #
 #                                       #
 #########################################
 if part == 2:
-    exit()
+     with open(input_f) as file:
+        for line in file:
+            print(line.rstrip(), end=' ')
+            clean_string = line.rstrip()
+            clean_string = re.sub(r"!.",'',clean_string)
+            print(clean_string)
+            clean_string = re.findall(r"<.*?>", clean_string)
+            for c in clean_string:
+                clean_string = c.replace('<','',1).replace('>','',1)
+            print(len(clean_string))
diff --git a/2017/09/test2 b/2017/09/test2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a8fbc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2017/09/test2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<>
+<random characters>
+<<<<>
+<{!>}>
+<!!>
+<!!!>>
+<{o"i!a,<{i<a>