diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e23.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e23.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d9b3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e23.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import sys
+script, input_encoding, error = sys.argv
+
+
+def main(language_file, encoding, errors):
+    line = language_file.readline()
+    if line:
+        print_line(line, encoding, errors)
+        return main(language_file, encoding, errors)
+    
+
+def print_line(line, encoding, errors):
+    next_lang = line.strip()
+    raw_bytes = next_lang.encode(encoding, errors=errors)
+    cooked_string = raw_bytes.decode(encoding, errors=errors)
+
+    print(raw_bytes, "<===>", cooked_string)
+
+
+languages = open("languages.txt", encoding="utf-8")
+
+main(languages, input_encoding, error)
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e24.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e24.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddefa2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e24.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+print("Let's practice everything.")
+print('You\'d need to know \'bout escapes with \\ that do:')
+print('\n newlines and \t tabs.')
+
+poem = """
+\tThe lovely world
+with logic so firmly planted
+cannot discern \n the needs of love
+nor comprehend passion from intuition
+and requires an explanation
+\n\t\twhere there is none.
+"""
+
+print("--------------")
+print(poem)
+print("--------------")
+
+
+five = 10 - 2 + 3 - 6
+print(f"This should be five: {five}")
+
+
+def secret_formula(started):
+    jelly_beans = started * 500
+    jars = jelly_beans / 1000
+    crates = jars / 100
+    return jelly_beans, jars, crates
+
+
+start_point = 10000
+beans, jars, crates = secret_formula(start_point)
+
+# remember that this is another way to format a string
+print("With a starting point of: {}".format(start_point))
+# it's just like with an f"" string
+print(f"We'd have {beans} beans, {jars} jars, and {crates} crates.")
+
+start_point = start_point / 10 
+print("We can also do that this way:")
+formula = secret_formula(start_point)
+# this is an easy way to apply a list to a format string
+print("We'd have {} beans, {} jars, and {} crates.".format(*formula))
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e25.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e25.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50525a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e25.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+def break_words(stuff):
+    """This function will break up words for us."""
+    words = stuff.split(' ')
+    return words
+
+
+def sort_words(words):
+    """Sorts the words."""
+    return sorted(words)
+
+
+def print_first_word(words):
+    """Prints the first word after popping it off."""
+    word = words.pop(0)
+    print(word)
+
+
+def print_last_word(words):
+    """Prints the last word after popping it off."""
+    word = words.pop(-1)
+    print(word)
+
+
+def sort_sentence(sentence):
+    """Takes in a full sentence and returns the sorted words."""
+    words = break_words(sentence)
+    return sort_words(words)
+
+
+def print_first_and_last(sentence):
+    """Prints the first and last words of the sentence."""
+    words = break_words(sentence)
+    print_first_word(words)
+    print_last_word(words)   
+
+
+def print_first_and_last_sorted(sentence):
+    """Sorts the words then prints the first and last one."""
+    words = sort_sentence(sentence)
+    print_first_word(words)
+    print_last_word(words)
+
+
+
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e26.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e26.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b151e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e26.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+from sys import argv
+
+print("How old are you?", end=' ')
+age = input()
+print("How tall are you?", end=' ')
+height = input()
+print("How much do you weigh?", end=' ')
+weight = input()
+
+print(f"So, you're {age} old, {height} tall and {weight} heavy.")
+
+script, filename = argv
+
+txt = open(filename)
+
+print("Here's your file {filename}:")
+print(txt.read())
+
+print("Type the filename again:")
+file_again = input("> ")
+
+txt_again = open(file_again)
+
+print(txt_again.read())
+
+
+print("'Let's practice everything.")
+print("""You\'d need to know \'bout escapes
+      with \\ that do \n newlines and \t tabs.""")
+
+poem = """
+\tThe lovely world
+with logic so firmly planted
+cannot discern \n the needs of love
+nor comprehend passion from intuition
+and requires an explanation
+\n\t\twhere there is none.
+"""
+
+print("--------------")
+print(poem)
+print("--------------")
+
+
+five = 10 - 2 + 3 - 6
+print(f"This should be five: {five}")
+
+
+def secret_formula(started):
+    jelly_beans = started * 500
+    jars = jelly_beans / 1000
+    crates = jars / 100
+    return jelly_beans, jars, crates
+
+
+start_point = 10000
+beans, jars, crates = secret_formula(start_point)
+
+# remember that this is another way to format a string
+print("With a starting point of: {}".format(start_point))
+# it's just like with an f"" string
+print(f"We'd have {beans} beans, {jars} jars, and {crates} crates.")
+
+start_point = start_point / 10
+
+print("We can also do that this way:")
+formula = secret_formula(start_point)
+# this is an easy way to apply a list to a format string
+print("We'd have {} beans, {} jars, and {} crates.".format(*formula))
+
+
+people = 20
+cats = 30
+dogs = 20
+
+if people < cats:
+    print ("Too many cats! The world is doomed!")
+
+if people >  cats:
+    print("Not many cats! The world is saved!")
+
+if people < dogs:
+    print("The world is drooled on!")
+
+if people > dogs:
+    print("The world is dry!")
+
+
+dogs += 5
+
+if people >= dogs:
+    print("People are greater than or equal to dogs.")
+
+if people <= dogs:
+    print("People are less than or equal to dogs.")
+
+
+if people == dogs:
+    print("People are dogs.")
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/exercise26.txt b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/exercise26.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7aaa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/exercise26.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+print("How old are you?", end=' ')
+age = input()
+print("How tall are you?", end=' ')
+print("How much do you weigh?", end=' '
+weight = input()
+
+print(f"So, you're {age} old, {height} tall and {weight} heavy.")
+
+script, filename = argv
+
+txt = open(filenme)
+
+print("Here's your file {filename}:")
+print(tx.read())
+
+print("Type the filename again:")
+file_again = input("> ")
+
+txt_again = open(file_again)
+
+print(txt_again_read())
+
+
+print('Let's practice everything.')
+print('You\'d need to know \'bout escapes 
+      with \\ that do \n newlines and \t tabs.')
+
+poem = """
+\tThe lovely world
+with logic so firmly planted
+cannot discern \n the needs of love
+nor comprehend passion from intuition
+and requires an explanation
+\n\t\twhere there is none.
+"""
+
+print("--------------)
+print(poem)
+print(--------------")
+
+
+five = 10 - 2 + 3 - 
+print(f"This should be five: {five}"
+
+def secret_formula(started)
+    jelly_beans = started * 500
+    jars = jelly_beans / 1000
+    crates = jars  100
+    return jelly_beans, jars, crates
+
+
+start_point = 10000
+beans, jars = secret_formula(start_point)
+
+# remember that this is another way to format a string
+print("With a starting point of: {}".format(start_point))
+# it's just like with an f"" string
+print(f"We'd have {beans} beans, {jars} jars, and {crates} crates.")
+
+start_point = start_point / 10
+
+print("We can also do that this way:")
+formula = secret_formula(startpoint)
+# this is an easy way to apply a list to a format string
+print("We'd have {} beans, {} jars, and {} crates.".format(*formula))
+
+
+
+people = 20
+cates = 30
+dogs = 15
+
+
+if people < cats:
+    print "Too many cats! The world is doomed!"
+
+if people < cats:
+    print("Not many cats! The world is saved!")
+
+if people < dogs:
+    print("The world is drooled on!")
+
+if people > dogs
+    print("The world is dry!")
+
+
+dogs += 5
+
+if people >= dogs:
+    print("People are greater than or equal to dogs.")
+
+if people <= dogs
+    print("People are less than or equal to dogs.)
+
+
+if people = dogs:
+    print("People are dogs.")
+
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/languages.txt b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/languages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d47317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/languages.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+Afrikaans
+አማርኛ
+Аҧсшәа
+العربية
+Aragonés
+Arpetan
+Azərbaycanca
+Bamanankan
+বাংলা
+Bân-lâm-gú
+Беларуская
+Български
+Boarisch
+Bosanski
+Буряад
+Català
+Чӑвашла
+Čeština
+Cymraeg
+Dansk
+Deutsch
+Eesti
+Ελληνικά
+Español
+Esperanto
+فارسی
+Français
+Frysk
+Gaelg
+Gàidhlig
+Galego
+한국어
+Հայերեն
+हिन्दी
+Hrvatski
+Ido
+Interlingua
+Italiano
+עברית
+ಕನ್ನಡ
+Kapampangan
+ქართული
+Қазақша
+Kreyòl ayisyen
+Latgaļu
+Latina
+Latviešu
+Lëtzebuergesch
+Lietuvių
+Magyar
+Македонски
+Malti
+मराठी
+მარგალური
+مازِرونی
+Bahasa Melayu
+Монгол
+Nederlands
+नेपाल भाषा
+日本語
+Norsk bokmål
+Nouormand
+Occitan
+Oʻzbekcha/ўзбекча
+ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
+پنجابی
+پښتو
+Plattdüütsch
+Polski
+Português
+Română
+Romani
+Русский
+Seeltersk
+Shqip
+Simple English
+Slovenčina
+کوردیی ناوەندی
+Српски / srpski
+Suomi
+Svenska
+Tagalog
+தமிழ்
+ภาษาไทย
+Taqbaylit
+Татарча/tatarça
+తెలుగు
+Тоҷикӣ
+Türkçe
+Українська
+اردو
+Tiếng Việt
+Võro
+文言
+吴语
+ייִדיש
+中文
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/new.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/new.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c29f232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/new.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+arg1 = "t"
+arg2 = "t1"
+a = f"arg1: {arg1}, arg2: {arg2}"
+print(a)
+b = "arg1: {arg1}, arg2: {arg2}"
+print(b)
diff --git a/kjg/python.org b/kjg/python.org
index d631490..301bb4c 100644
--- a/kjg/python.org
+++ b/kjg/python.org
@@ -101,3 +101,12 @@ repeat from ex1 to ex21
 " # () ' + . < ? , = / % - * {} \n \t 
 open read close truncate def return print
 
+*** Python #3:
+**** ex23
+How to use encode and decode
+**** ex24
+practice function and print
+**** ex25
+practice import function
+**** ex26
+practice debug code