diff --git a/exercises/ex00_hello_world.py b/exercises/ex00_hello_world.py
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+"""My First Program for COMP 110"""
+
+
+__author__="730473073"
+
+print("Hello, world.")
+
+print("I want to learn more about COMP 110, OXOX, hehe")
diff --git a/exercises/ex01_chardle.py b/exercises/ex01_chardle.py
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+"""Ex01 - Chardle- a cute step toward Wordle."""
+
+__author__= "730473073"
+
+
+
+word: str=input("Enter a 5-character word:")
+if len(word) !=5:
+    print("Error: Word must have 5 characters")
+    exit()
+Letter: str=input("Enter a single character:")
+if len(Letter)!=1:
+    print("Error: Character must be a single character")
+    exit()
+    
+print("Searching for " + Letter + " in " +word)
+
+amount= 0
+if Letter== word[0]:
+    print(Letter +" found at index 0")
+    amount+=1
+if Letter== word[1]:
+    print(Letter +" found at index 1")
+    amount+=1
+if Letter== word[2]:
+    print(Letter +" found at index 2")
+    amount+=1
+if Letter== word[3]:
+    print(Letter +" found at index 3")
+    amount+=1
+if Letter== word[4]:
+    print(Letter +" found at index 4")
+    amount+=1
+if amount>0:
+    if amount==1:
+        print("1 instance of " + Letter + " found in "+ word)
+    else:
+        print(str(amount)+ " instances of "+ Letter + " found in " + word)
+else:
+    print(" No instances of "+ Letter + " found in "+ word)
+