diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e6..f006d252 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
+.venv
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
diff --git a/sprint-5/laptop_allocation.py b/sprint-5/laptop_allocation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38107d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprint-5/laptop_allocation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import List, Dict
+import numpy as np
+from scipy.optimize import linear_sum_assignment
+
+unpreferred_OS_penalty = 100
+
+class OperatingSystem(Enum):
+    MACOS = "macOS"
+    ARCH = "Arch Linux"
+    UBUNTU = "Ubuntu"
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Person:
+    name: str
+    age: int
+    preferred_operating_system: tuple
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Laptop:
+    id: int
+    manufacturer: str
+    model: str
+    screen_size_in_inches: float
+    operating_system: OperatingSystem
+
+def allocate_laptops(people: List[Person], laptops: List[Laptop]) -> Dict[Person, Laptop]:
+    if len(people) != len(laptops):
+        raise ValueError("Number of people must match number of laptops")
+    
+    n = len(people)
+    cost_matrix = np.zeros((n, n), dtype=int)
+
+    for i, person in enumerate(people):
+        for j, laptop in enumerate(laptops):
+            if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system:
+                cost_matrix[i, j] = person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+            else:
+                cost_matrix[i, j] = unpreferred_OS_penalty
+
+    person_indices, laptop_indices = linear_sum_assignment(cost_matrix)
+
+    return {
+        people[i]: laptops[j] for i, j in zip(person_indices, laptop_indices)
+    }
+    
+laptops = [
+    Laptop(1, "Dell", "XPS 13", 13, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(2, "HP", "Spectre 15", 15, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(3, "Lenovo", "ThinkPad 14", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(4, "Apple", "MacBook Air", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(5, "Apple", "MacBook Pro", 16, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(6, "Dell", "Latitude", 15, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(7, "HP", "EliteBook", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),  
+    Laptop(8, "Lenovo", "Yoga", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)
+]
+
+people = [
+    Person("Alice", 29, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Bob", 34, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("Charlie", 40, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Diana", 25, (OperatingSystem.MACOS,)),
+    Person("Ethan", 31, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Fiona", 27, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("George", 22, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Zara", 33, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS))
+]
+
+assignment = allocate_laptops(people, laptops)
+
+print("Laptop Assignments:\n")
+
+for person, laptop in assignment.items():
+    sadness = (
+        person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+        if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system
+        else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+    )
+    print(f"{person.name} → {laptop.manufacturer} {laptop.model} "
+          f"({laptop.operating_system.value}) | Score: {sadness}")
+
+total_sadness = sum(
+    person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+    if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+    for person, laptop in assignment.items()
+)
+
+print("\nTotal sadness:", total_sadness)
diff --git a/sprint-5/requirements.txt b/sprint-5/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bad1038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprint-5/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+numpy
+scipy
diff --git a/sprint-5/test_laptop_allocation.py b/sprint-5/test_laptop_allocation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b88ab228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprint-5/test_laptop_allocation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import unittest
+from laptop_allocation import allocate_laptops, Person, Laptop, OperatingSystem, unpreferred_OS_penalty
+
+laptops = [
+    Laptop(1, "Dell", "XPS 13", 13, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(2, "HP", "Spectre 15", 15, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(3, "Lenovo", "ThinkPad 14", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU),
+    Laptop(4, "Apple", "MacBook Air", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(5, "Apple", "MacBook Pro", 16, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(6, "Dell", "Latitude", 15, OperatingSystem.ARCH),
+    Laptop(7, "HP", "EliteBook", 13, OperatingSystem.MACOS),
+    Laptop(8, "Lenovo", "Yoga", 14, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)
+]
+
+people = [
+    Person("Alice", 29, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Bob", 34, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("Charlie", 40, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Diana", 25, (OperatingSystem.MACOS,)),
+    Person("Ethan", 31, (OperatingSystem.UBUNTU, OperatingSystem.ARCH)),
+    Person("Fiona", 27, (OperatingSystem.MACOS, OperatingSystem.UBUNTU)),
+    Person("George", 22, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS)),
+    Person("Zara", 33, (OperatingSystem.ARCH, OperatingSystem.MACOS))
+]
+
+class TestLaptopAllocation(unittest.TestCase):
+    
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.assignment = allocate_laptops(people, laptops)
+    
+    def test_everyone_has_laptop(self):
+        assigned_people = set(self.assignment.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(assigned_people, set(people), "Some people are missing a laptop")
+    
+    def test_no_duplicate_laptops(self):
+        assigned_laptop_ids = [laptop.id for laptop in self.assignment.values()]
+        self.assertEqual(len(assigned_laptop_ids), len(set(assigned_laptop_ids)), "Duplicate laptops assigned")
+    
+    def test_sadness_scores(self):
+        for person, laptop in self.assignment.items():
+            if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system:
+                score = person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+                self.assertGreaterEqual(score, 0, f"Negative score for {person.name}")
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(unpreferred_OS_penalty, 100, f"Unexpected unpreferred penalty for {person.name}")
+    
+    def test_total_sadness(self):
+        total_sadness = sum(
+            person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+            if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+            for person, laptop in self.assignment.items()
+        )
+        calculated_sadness = sum(
+            person.preferred_operating_system.index(laptop.operating_system)
+            if laptop.operating_system in person.preferred_operating_system else unpreferred_OS_penalty
+            for person, laptop in self.assignment.items()
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(total_sadness, calculated_sadness, "Total sadness mismatch")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()