diff --git a/17/17-1.py b/17/17-1.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sys, copy
+
+neighbours = []
+for x in [-1,0,1]:
+    for y in [-1,0,1]:
+        for z in [-1,0,1]:
+            if x == y == z == 0:
+                continue
+            neighbours.append([x,y,z])
+
+cube = {}
+minx = miny = minz = 0
+maxz = 0
+maxy = 0
+maxx = 0
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    for maxx, c in enumerate(line.rstrip()):
+        if c == '#':
+            pos = "%d,%d,%d" % (maxx,maxy,maxz)
+            cube[pos] = 1
+    maxy += 1
+
+def print_cube(cube):
+    global minx, miny, minz, maxx, maxy, maxz
+    for z in range(minz, maxz+1):
+        print("%d:" % z)
+        for y in range(miny, maxy):
+            row = ""
+            for x in range(minx, maxx):
+                if get_cell(cube, x,y,z) == 1:
+                    row += '#'
+                else: 
+                    row += '.'
+            print(row)
+
+def count_neighbours(cube, x, y, z):
+    count = 0
+    for n in neighbours:
+        tz = z + n[0]
+        ty = y + n[1]
+        tx = x + n[2]
+        count += get_cell(cube, tx, ty, tz)
+    return count
+
+def get_cell(cube, x, y, z):
+    pos = "%d,%d,%d" % (x,y,z)
+    if pos in cube and cube[pos] == 1:
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+def process_cube(cube):
+    global minx, miny, minz, maxx, maxy, maxz
+    minx -= 1
+    miny -= 1
+    minz -= 1
+    maxx += 1
+    maxy += 1
+    maxz += 1
+    
+    newcube={}
+    for z in range(minz, maxz+1):
+        for y in range(miny, maxy+1):
+            row = ""
+            for x in range(minx, maxx+1):
+                pos = "%d,%d,%d" % (x,y,z)
+                count = count_neighbours(cube, x, y, z)
+                if get_cell(cube, x, y, z) == 1:
+                    if count == 2 or count == 3:
+                        newcube[pos] = 1
+                else:
+                    if count == 3:
+                        newcube[pos] = 1
+
+    return newcube
+
+print_cube(cube)
+for n in range(6):
+    print("ROUND: %d ------------------" % n)
+    cube = process_cube(cube)
+    print_cube(cube)
+print(len(cube))
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diff --git a/17/17-2.py b/17/17-2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sys, copy
+
+neighbours = []
+for x in [-1,0,1]:
+    for y in [-1,0,1]:
+        for z in [-1,0,1]:
+            for w in [-1,0,1]:
+                if  w== x == y == z == 0:
+                    continue
+                neighbours.append([x,y,z,w])
+
+cube = {}
+minx = miny = minz = minw = 0
+maxz = 0
+maxy = 0
+maxx = 0
+maxw = 0
+
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    for maxx, c in enumerate(line.rstrip()):
+        if c == '#':
+            pos = "%d,%d,%d,%d" % (maxx,maxy,maxz,maxw)
+            cube[pos] = 1
+    maxy += 1
+
+def count_neighbours(cube, x, y, z,w):
+    count = 0
+    for n in neighbours:
+        tz = z + n[0]
+        ty = y + n[1]
+        tx = x + n[2]
+        tw = w + n[3]
+        count += get_cell(cube, tx, ty, tz, tw)
+    return count
+
+def get_cell(cube, x, y, z, w):
+    pos = "%d,%d,%d,%d" % (x,y,z,w)
+    if pos in cube and cube[pos] == 1:
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+def process_cube(cube):
+    global minx, miny, minz, maxx, maxy, maxz, minw, maxw
+    minx -= 1
+    miny -= 1
+    minz -= 1
+    minw -= 1
+    maxx += 1
+    maxy += 1
+    maxz += 1
+    maxw += 1
+    
+    newcube={}
+    for w in range(minw, maxw+1):
+        for z in range(minz, maxz+1):
+            for y in range(miny, maxy+1):
+                row = ""
+                for x in range(minx, maxx+1):
+                    pos = "%d,%d,%d,%d" % (x,y,z,w)
+                    count = count_neighbours(cube, x, y, z, w)
+                    if get_cell(cube, x, y, z, w) == 1:
+                        if count == 2 or count == 3:
+                            newcube[pos] = 1
+                    else:
+                        if count == 3:
+                            newcube[pos] = 1
+
+    return newcube
+
+for n in range(6):
+    cube = process_cube(cube)
+print(len(cube))
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