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diff --git a/challenge-270/sgreen/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-270/sgreen/python/ch-1.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import sys
+
+
+def special_positions(matrix: list) -> int:
+    rows = len(matrix)
+    cols = len(matrix[0])
+    special_position = 0
+
+    # Count the number of ones in each row and column
+    row_count = [0] * rows
+    col_count = [0] * cols
+
+    for row in range(rows):
+        # Check this has the same number of columns as the first row
+        if len(matrix[row]) != cols:
+            raise ValueError("Row %s has the wrong number of columns", row)
+
+        for col in range(cols):
+            if matrix[row][col]:
+                row_count[row] += 1
+                col_count[col] += 1
+
+    # Find the number of special positions. This is true if the value is one
+    #  and the row_count and col_count is one
+    for row in range(rows):
+        for col in range(cols):
+            if matrix[row][col] and row_count[row] == 1 and col_count[col] == 1:
+                special_position += 1
+
+    return special_position
+
+
+def main():
+    matrix = json.loads(sys.argv[1])
+    result = special_positions(matrix)
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/challenge-270/sgreen/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-270/sgreen/python/ch-2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+
+def equalize_array(ints: list, x: int, y: int) -> str:
+    score = 0
+    # Calculate the needed values
+    max_value = max(ints)
+    needed = [max_value - i for i in ints]
+
+    # If we have at least two items, and y is less than 2 × x, lets remove two
+    #  values at a time while we can
+    if len(ints) > 1 and y < x * 2:
+        while True:
+            # Sort the positions by the values they hold
+            sorted_index = sorted(
+                range(len(ints)),
+                key=lambda index: needed[index],
+                reverse=True
+            )
+
+            # If we don't have two non zero values, we are done with level 2
+            if needed[sorted_index[1]] == 0:
+                break
+
+            # Take one off each number at that position
+            needed[sorted_index[0]] -= 1
+            needed[sorted_index[1]] -= 1
+            score += y
+
+    # As level one takes one off each number, we simply multiple the remaining
+    #  needed values by the x value
+    score += sum(needed) * x
+
+    return score
+
+
+def main():
+    # Convert input into integers
+    array = [int(n) for n in sys.argv[1:]]
+    y = array.pop()
+    x = array.pop()
+    result = equalize_array(array, x, y)
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/challenge-270/sgreen/python/test.py b/challenge-270/sgreen/python/test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import unittest
+ch_1 = __import__('ch-1')
+ch_2 = __import__('ch-2')
+
+
+class TestClass(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ch_1(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ch_1.special_positions([[1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1], [1, 0, 0]]), 1
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ch_1.special_positions([[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]]), 3
+        )
+
+    def test_ch_2(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ch_2.equalize_array([4, 1], 3, 2), 9)
+        self.assertEqual(ch_2.equalize_array([2, 3, 3, 3, 5], 2, 1), 6)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()