diff --git a/zipExercise.py b/zipExercise.py
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+from os import path, mkdir, makedirs, walk
+from shutil import copytree, copyfile, move, rmtree, make_archive, Error
+import sys
+
+
+class zipper:
+  def __init__(self, exerciseDir):
+    self.exerciseDir = exerciseDir
+    self.exerciseName = path.basename(path.abspath(self.exerciseDir))
+    self.zipRootDir = path.join('/tmp/pythonExercises', self.exerciseName)
+
+  
+  def __str__(self):
+    return f"""exerciseDir: {self.exerciseDir}
+zipRootDir: {self.zipRootDir}
+exerciseName:{self.exerciseName}"""
+  
+
+  def copyToTemp(self):
+    makedirs(self.zipRootDir, exist_ok=True)
+    copytree(self.exerciseDir, path.join(self.zipRootDir, self.exerciseName))
+
+
+  def removePycache(self):
+    print('Removing pycaches')
+
+    directories = list()
+    for (dirpath, dirnames, *_) in walk(self.zipRootDir):
+      directories += [path.join(dirpath, directory) for directory in dirnames]
+
+    for directory in directories:
+      if path.basename(directory) == '__pycache__':
+        rmtree(directory)
+
+
+  def importLibs(self):
+    print('Adding files from common')
+    copytree(
+      path.join(self.exerciseDir, '../common'),
+      path.join(self.zipRootDir, 'common')
+    )
+
+
+  def addReadme(self):
+    print('Adding readme')
+    readme = path.join(self.exerciseDir, '../README.md')
+    copyfile(readme, path.join(self.zipRootDir, 'README.md'))
+
+
+  def pauseToMakeChanges(self):
+    input('Make your changes now and then press any key...')
+
+
+  def zipToCWD(self,cwd):
+    print('Moving zipfile back to current directory')
+    archive = make_archive(
+      base_name=path.join(cwd ,self.exerciseName),
+      format='zip',
+      root_dir=path.dirname(self.zipRootDir),
+      base_dir=path.basename(self.zipRootDir)
+    )
+    
+
+    # try:
+    #   move(archive, cwd)
+    # except Error:
+    #   print(f'Error: {path.abspath(cwd)}/{archive} already exists')
+
+
+  def cleanTemp(self):
+    print('Cleaning...')
+    try:
+      rmtree(self.zipRootDir)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+      print('No existing folder at', self.zipRootDir)
+  
+
+  def makeZip(self):
+    print(f'Making zip archive from{self.exerciseDir}\n')
+
+    self.cleanTemp()
+    self.copyToTemp()
+    self.importLibs()
+    self.removePycache()
+    self.addReadme()
+    self.pauseToMakeChanges()
+    self.zipToCWD(path.join(self.exerciseDir, '..'))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  try:
+    exerciseDir = sys.argv[1]
+  except IndexError:
+    print(f'Example of usage:\n\tpython {path.basename(__file__)} "Exercise 3"')
+    exit(1)
+
+  myZipper = zipper(exerciseDir)
+  myZipper.makeZip()
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