diff --git a/js/romanNumerals.js b/js/romanNumerals.js
index c816e81..5bfcded 100644
--- a/js/romanNumerals.js
+++ b/js/romanNumerals.js
@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
-exports.toRoman = function(num) {
+//pt 1*
+//pt 2
 
+exports.toRoman = function(num) {
+  let ansStr = '';
+  do {
+    if(num >= 1000){
+      num -= 1000;
+      ansStr += 'M'
+    }
+    else duh (num >= 500){
+      num -= 500;
+      ansStr += 'D'
+    }
+    else if (num >= 100){
+      num -= 100;
+      ansStr += 'C'
+    }
+    else if (num >= 50){
+      num -= 50;
+      ansStr += 'L';
+    }
+    else if (num >= 10){
+      num -= 10;
+      ansStr += 'X';
+    }
+    else if (num >= 5){
+      num -= 5;
+      ansStr += 'V';
+    }
+    else if (num === 4){
+      num -= 4;
+      ansStr += 'IV';
+    }
+    else {
+      num -= 1;
+      ansStr += 'I'
+    }
+  } while (num > 0);
+  return ansStr;
 };
+
+/*
+if (num >= 900 && num < 1000) {
+   num -= 900
+   ansStr += "CM"} // for times sake -- conditions would reflect this
+
+/*
+
diff --git a/python/.gitignore b/python/.gitignore
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+++ b/python/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__
diff --git a/python/__pycache__/roman_numerals.cpython-39.pyc b/python/__pycache__/roman_numerals.cpython-39.pyc
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diff --git a/python/roman_numerals.py b/python/roman_numerals.py
index cbf8571..aa81b64 100644
--- a/python/roman_numerals.py
+++ b/python/roman_numerals.py
@@ -1,2 +1,53 @@
+# 1. Write a method TO_ROMAN, TO_ROMAN takes in INPUT_NUMBER (an arabic number)
+# 2. Create a OUTPUT string, set to ''
+# 3. Create a ROMAN_NUMERAL_TO_ARABIC_MAP that includes roman numerals as keys, arabic numbers as values
+# 4. Iterate over ROMAN_NUMERAL_TO_ARABIC_MAP, keep track of ROMAN_NUMERAL and ARABIC_NUMBER
+# 5. Set EVENLY_DIVISIBLE_TIMES = INPUT_NUMBER / ARABIC_NUMBER:
+# 6. If EVENLY_DIVISIBLE_TIMES >= 1
+  # 6a. Append ROMAN_NUMERAL to OUTPUT EVENLY_DIVISIBLE_TIMES
+  # 6b. Subtract ARABIC_NUMBER from INPUT_NUMBER EVENLY_DIVISIBLE_TIMES
+# 7. Return OUTPUT
+
+#python
+import math
 def to_roman(num):
-    # write your code here!
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+
+    dict_roman_num = {
+        'M' : 1000,
+        'CM': 900,
+        'D' : 500,
+        'CD': 400, 
+        'C' : 100,
+        'XC': 90,
+        'L' : 50,
+        'XL': 40,
+        'X' : 10,
+        'IX': 9,
+        'V' : 5,
+        'IV': 4,
+        'I' : 1
+    }
+    
+    roman_char_list = [] # target list for appended roman chars from dict
+    roman_value_list = [] # target list for appended values from dict
+    
+    roman_str = ''
+    
+    for roman_char, roman_value in dict_roman_num.items(): # 
+        roman_char_list.append(roman_char)
+        roman_value_list.append(roman_value)        
+        # Create iterable lists from dict items of key, values
+    
+    
+    index = 0
+    while num > 0:
+        for x in range(math.floor(num /roman_value_list[index])): #Iterate through the range of number / index at value list
+            roman_str += roman_char_list[index] # roman string adds I
+            # print(roman_str, roman_char_list[index])
+            num -= roman_value_list[index] # num param decrements to 0 and breaks out
+            # print(roman_value_list[index])
+        index += 1 # add 1 to index value to iterate through lists
+       
+    return roman_str
+
+
diff --git a/python/roman_numerals_spec.py b/python/roman_numerals_spec.py
index 39d195e..abf7019 100644
--- a/python/roman_numerals_spec.py
+++ b/python/roman_numerals_spec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,41 @@
+import unittest
 from roman_numerals import to_roman
 
-print(to_roman(1) == 'I')
-print(to_roman(3) == 'III')
-print(to_roman(4) == 'IV')
-# add tests to cover different edge cases
+class RomanNumeralsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  
+    # add tests to cover different edge cases
+    def test_output(self):
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(1), 'I')
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(3), 'III')
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(4), 'IV')
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(944), 'CMXLIV')
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(150), 'CL')
+        self.assertEqual(to_roman(2400), 'MMCD')
+
+    
+        # Output correct roman numerals
+        
+
+    def test_str(self):
+        self.assertNotEqual(to_roman(1), str)
+    
+        # output returns  a string type
+        
+
+    def test_returns_modern_numerals(self):
+        self.assertNotEqual(to_roman(4), 'IIII')
+
+    #    output not in lazy roman numerals
+
+    # IV -> 4
+    # IX -> 9
+    # XIV -> 14
+    # XLIV -> 44
+    # CMXLIV -> 944
+
+    # to_roman(4) # 'IV'
+    # to_roman(944) # 'CMXLIV'
+    # to_roman(150) # CL
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
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