diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0eb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+input
+test
diff --git a/2023/day7/part1.py b/2023/day7/part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b55b755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2023/day7/part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/python3
+
+import re
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint 
+input_f  = sys.argv[1]
+
+d =[]
+
+with open(input_f) as file:
+    for line in file:
+
+pprint(d)
diff --git a/2023/day7/test b/2023/day7/test
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index 0000000..e3500c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2023/day7/test
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