diff --git a/2023/day04.py b/2023/day04.py
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+import re
+
+nums: list[list[int]] = []
+wins: list[list[int]] = []
+
+copies: dict[int, int] = {}
+
+
+def part1() -> int:
+    points: int = 0
+
+    for n in range(len(nums)):
+        x = list(filter(lambda y: y in wins[n], nums[n]))
+
+        if len(x) != 0:
+            points += 2 ** (len(x) - 1)
+
+    return points
+
+
+def part2(c: int) -> int:
+    # base case
+    if len(nums) == c:
+        return sum(copies.values())
+    else:
+        if c not in copies:
+            copies[c] = 1
+        else:
+            copies[c] += 1
+
+        x = list(filter(lambda y: y in wins[c], nums[c]))
+
+        if len(x) != 0:
+            for y in range(1, len(x) + 1):
+                if c + y not in copies:
+                    copies[c + y] = 1 * copies[c]
+                else:
+                    copies[c + y] += 1 * copies[c]
+
+        return part2(c + 1)
+
+
+def proc() -> None:
+    with open("day04.txt") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            line = line.strip()
+
+            n = line.split(": ")[1].split(" | ")[0]
+            w = line.split(": ")[1].split(" | ")[1]
+
+            nums.append(re.findall(r"\d+", n))
+            wins.append(re.findall(r"\d+", w))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    proc()
+    print(part1())
+    print(part2(0))
diff --git a/2023/day04_test.py b/2023/day04_test.py
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+from day04 import *
+
+proc()
+
+
+def test_part1() -> None:
+    assert part1() == 24542
+
+
+def test_part2() -> None:
+    assert part2(0) == 8736438