diff --git a/iterate.sh b/iterate.sh
index 4f4cb93..d44f071 100644
--- a/iterate.sh
+++ b/iterate.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 
-
+mydir=$(dirname "$0")
 
 # Define the absolute path to the prep script
 PREP_SCRIPT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/prep 1 font.sh"
 
+#activate python environment
+source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/.env/bin/activate"
+
+#move orphans before we do anything else
+python $mydir/orphans.py
+
 # Check if the prep script exists
 if [[ ! -f "$PREP_SCRIPT" ]]; then
     echo "Prep script not found: $PREP_SCRIPT"
diff --git a/orphans.py b/orphans.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05565b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orphans.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import os
+
+# Define the absolute path to the font_files directory
+FONT_FILES_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'font_files')
+# find all files that are otfs or ttfs at the root of the font_files directory
+def handle_orphans(font_files_dir=FONT_FILES_DIR):
+        FONT_FILES = [file for file in os.listdir(FONT_FILES_DIR) if file.endswith('.otf') or file.endswith('.ttf')]
+        print(FONT_FILES)
+        for file in FONT_FILES:
+            #create a directory for the file
+            new_dir_path = os.path.join(FONT_FILES_DIR, file.split('.')[0])
+            if not os.path.exists(new_dir_path):
+                os.mkdir(new_dir_path)
+                print(f"Created directory: {new_dir_path}")
+            #move the file to the directory
+            new_file_path = os.path.join(new_dir_path, file)
+            os.rename(os.path.join(FONT_FILES_DIR, file), new_file_path)
+            print(f"Moved {file} to {new_file_path}")
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    handle_orphans()
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diff --git a/prep 1 font.sh b/prep 1 font.sh
index cc6776e..2cf2512 100755
--- a/prep 1 font.sh	
+++ b/prep 1 font.sh	
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #! /bin/zsh
 
+
+
+#uncomment if you want to delete all .setup_complete files and process everything
+#find . -name '*.setup_complete' -type f -delete
+
 #if file name .setup_complete exists, exit
 if [ -f .setup_complete ]; then
     echo "This folder has already been prepped. Please delete the .setup_complete file if you would like to run this script again."
@@ -41,4 +46,5 @@ find . -name '*.otf' -type f -exec mv {} OTF \;
 
 # Recurse through all folders and subfolders and delete all empty folders
 find . -type d -empty -delete
+# create a .setup_complete file to indicate that the folder has been prepped
 touch .setup_complete
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