diff --git a/sudoku.py b/sudoku.py
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+def is_valid(board, row, col, num):
+    for i in range(9):
+        if board[row][i] == num or board[i][col] == num:
+            return False
+        if board[3*(row//3)+i//3][3*(col//3)+i%3] == num:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+def solve(board):
+    for row in range(9):
+        for col in range(9):
+            if board[row][col] == 0:
+                for num in range(1, 10):
+                    if is_valid(board, row, col, num):
+                        board[row][col] = num
+                        if solve(board):
+                            return True
+                        board[row][col] = 0
+                return False
+    return True
+
+# Example Sudoku board (0 = empty)
+sudoku = [
+    [5,3,0,0,7,0,0,0,0],
+    [6,0,0,1,9,5,0,0,0],
+    [0,9,8,0,0,0,0,6,0],
+    [8,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,3],
+    [4,0,0,8,0,3,0,0,1],
+    [7,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,6],
+    [0,6,0,0,0,0,2,8,0],
+    [0,0,0,4,1,9,0,0,5],
+    [0,0,0,0,8,0,0,7,9]
+]
+
+solve(sudoku)
+for row in sudoku:
+    print(row)