diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+.huskyrc.json
+out
+log.log
+**/node_modules
+*.pyc
+*.vsix
+**/.vscode/.ropeproject/**
+**/testFiles/**/.cache/**
+*.noseids
+.nyc_output
+.vscode-test
+__pycache__
+npm-debug.log
+**/.mypy_cache/**
+!yarn.lock
+coverage/
+cucumber-report.json
+**/.vscode-test/**
+**/.vscode test/**
+**/.vscode-smoke/**
+**/.venv*/
+port.txt
+precommit.hook
+pythonFiles/experimental/ptvsd/**
+pythonFiles/lib/**
+debug_coverage*/**
+languageServer/**
+languageServer.*/**
+!uitests/features/languageServer/**
+!uitests/src/languageServer/**
+!uitests/code/**/languageServer/**
+bin/**
+obj/**
+.pytest_cache
+tmp/**
+.python-version
+.vs/
+test-results.xml
+uitests/out/**
+!build/
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diff --git a/input.txt b/input.txt
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+IT Crowd
+The Office
+Test
+Iron Man 1
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diff --git a/keyboard_path.py b/keyboard_path.py
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+++ b/keyboard_path.py
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+import sys
+
+keyboard = [
+    ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'],
+    ['G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L'],
+    ['M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R'],
+    ['S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X'],
+    ['Y', 'Z', '1', '2', '3', '4'],
+    ['5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '0']
+] # DVR keyboard
+
+def get_position(c):
+    """
+    input: character c
+    output: tuple
+    purpose: returns the position of character in in form (row, column)
+    """
+    for i in range(len(keyboard)):
+        if c in keyboard[i]:
+            return (i, keyboard[i].index(c))
+    return (-1, -1)
+
+def get_cursor_path(word):
+    """
+    input: string word
+    output: list of character directions
+    purpose: returns the cursor path of the inputed word ex: [U, U, L, ...]
+    """
+    start = (0, 0) # cursor starts at A
+    word = word.upper()
+    path = [] # path of the cursor will append directions to this
+    for c in word:
+        if c == ' ': # just add 'S' if the current character is a space
+            path.append('S')
+            continue
+
+        
+        position = get_position(c) # find the position of the character in question
+        if position == (-1, -1):
+            sys.exit('invalid search query!')
+
+        
+        path.extend(get_path(start, position)) # add the path to the total path
+        
+        start = position # set the new starting position to be the current position
+    return path
+
+        
+
+def get_path(start_tuple, target_position):
+    """
+    input: tuple start_tuple in form (row, column), tuple target_position in form (row, column)
+    output: list of direction 
+    purpose: finds the list of directions from the start tuple position to the target tuple position
+    """
+    directions_list = [] # list of directions from the start position to the target position
+
+    row_difference = target_position[0] - start_tuple[0] # find row difference
+
+    # append directions based on if the target row is above or below the starting row
+    if row_difference < 0:
+        for i in range(abs(row_difference)):
+            directions_list.append('U')
+    else:
+        for i in range(row_difference):
+            directions_list.append('D')
+   
+    column_difference = target_position[1] - start_tuple[1] # find column difference
+
+    # append directions based on if the target column is to the left or right of the starting row
+    if column_difference < 0:
+        for i in range(abs(column_difference)):
+            directions_list.append('L')
+    else:
+        for i in range(column_difference):
+            directions_list.append('R')
+
+    directions_list.append('#')
+    return directions_list
+
+file_inputed = sys.argv[1] # take inputed file
+
+file = open(file_inputed, 'r')
+phrases = file.readlines() # read lines into phrases list
+
+
+for word in phrases:
+    word = word.replace('\n', '') # remove any new lines
+    print(*get_cursor_path(word), sep=',') # convert list into comma separated string and print
+
+
+    
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diff --git a/keyboard_path_test.py b/keyboard_path_test.py
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+import unittest
+from keyboard_path import get_position, get_path, get_cursor_path
+
+
+class TestKeyboardPath(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_position(self): # tests the get_position function
+        self.assertEqual(get_position('3'), (4, 4), "Should be (4, 4)")
+        self.assertEqual(get_position('0'), (5, 5), "Should be (5, 5)")
+        self.assertEqual(get_position('A'), (0, 0), "Should be (0, 0)")
+        self.assertEqual(get_position('T'), (3, 1), "Should be (3, 1)")
+
+    def test_get_path(self): # tests the get_path function
+        self.assertEqual(get_path((1, 2), (0, 0)), ['U', 'L', 'L', '#'], "Should be ['U', 'L', 'L']")
+        self.assertEqual(get_path((3, 5), (2, 1)), ['U', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', '#'], "Should be ['U', 'L', 'L', 'L' 'L']")
+        self.assertEqual(get_path((1, 1), (4, 5)), ['D', 'D', 'D', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', '#'], "Should be ['D', 'D', 'D', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R']")
+
+
+    def test_whole_path(self): # tests the get_cursor_path function (which uses the other two functions)
+        self.assertEqual(','.join(get_cursor_path('IT Crowd')), 'D,R,R,#,D,D,L,#,S,U,U,U,R,#,D,D,R,R,R,#,L,L,L,#,D,R,R,#,U,U,U,L,#', "Should be D,R,R,#,D,D,L,#,S,U,U,U,R,#,D,D,R,R,R,#,L,L,L,#,D,R,R,#,U,U,U,L,#")   
+        self.assertEqual(','.join(get_cursor_path('The Office')), 'D,D,D,R,#,U,U,#,U,R,R,R,#,S,D,D,L,L,#,U,U,R,R,R,#,#,D,L,L,L,#,U,#,R,R,#', "Should be D,D,D,R,#,U,U,#,U,R,R,R,#,S,D,D,L,L,#,U,U,R,R,R,#,#,D,L,L,L,#,U,#,R,R,#") 
+        self.assertEqual(','.join(get_cursor_path('Iron Man 1')), 'D,R,R,#,D,R,R,R,#,L,L,L,#,L,#,S,L,#,U,U,#,D,D,R,#,S,D,D,R,#', "Should be D,R,R,#,D,R,R,R,#,L,L,L,#,L,#,S,L,#,U,U,#,D,D,R,#,S,D,D,R,#") 
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(argv=['input.txt'], exit=False)
+