diff --git a/exercises/ex00_hello_world.py b/exercises/ex00_hello_world.py
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+print("Hello, world.")
+__author__ = "730396857"
diff --git a/exercises/ex01_chardle.py b/exercises/ex01_chardle.py
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+""" Example Excercise of Input, Variables, and Conditions """
+__author__ = "730396857" 
+input_word: str = input("Enter a 5-charcater word: ")
+if len(input_word) != 5:
+    print("Error: Word must contain 5 characters")
+    exit()
+character: str = input("Enter a single character: ")
+count: int = 0
+if len(character) != 1:
+    print("Error: Character must be a single character.")
+    exit()
+print("Searching for " + character + " in " + input_word)
+if character == input_word[0]:
+    print(character + " found at index 0 ")
+    count += 1
+if character == input_word[1]:
+    print(character + " found at index 1")
+    count += 1
+if character == input_word[2]:
+    print(character + " found at index 2")
+    count += 1
+if character == input_word[3]:
+    print(character + " found at index 3")
+    count += 1
+if character == input_word[4]:
+    print(character + " found at index 4")
+    count += 1
+if count == 0:
+    print("No instances of " + character + " found in " + input_word)
+else:
+    print(str(count) + " instances of " + character + " found in " + input_word)