diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3c58ce4..6f5588f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,17 @@ jobs:
   runCIsInMultipleProject:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Step 1: Checkout the code
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Step 2: Set up Golang
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: '>=1.17.0'
+      # Step 3: Set up Python
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      
+      # Step 4: Run the combined script
       - run: bash run-ci.sh
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diff --git a/advent_of_code/2024(python)/__init__.py b/advent_of_code/2024(python)/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/advent_of_code/2024(python)/day1.py b/advent_of_code/2024(python)/day1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a672512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advent_of_code/2024(python)/day1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+def add(a:int, b:int) -> int :
+    return a+b 
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diff --git a/advent_of_code/2024(python)/test_day1.py b/advent_of_code/2024(python)/test_day1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9249832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advent_of_code/2024(python)/test_day1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import unittest
+
+from day1 import add
+
+class TestSample(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_add(self):
+        self.assertEqual(add(2,4), 6)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/run-ci.sh b/run-ci.sh
index 56f25bb..dfa7f9c 100644
--- a/run-ci.sh
+++ b/run-ci.sh
@@ -1 +1,24 @@
-cd advent_of_code && cd 2021 && go test && cd ../2022 && go test && cd ../2023 && go test
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+cd advent_of_code 
+
+# For solutions with go
+dir_go_list="2021 2022 2023 2024"
+for dir in $dir_go_list; do
+    if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+        echo "Entering directory: $dir"
+        cd "$dir" || exit 1
+
+        if go test ; then
+            echo "Tests passed in $dir"
+        else
+            echo "Tests failed in $dir"
+        fi
+
+        cd .. 
+    fi
+done
+
+# For solutions with Python
+# may need to use another list for python folders next year
+echo "==entering Python solution folder=="
+cd "2024(python)"
+python -m unittest discover
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