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+    "# Summary for Python\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- we introduced programming concepts such as variables, data structures, loops, conditionals, functions, and modules/packages.\n",
+    "- specifically, the following topics were covered:\n",
+    "  - simple data types: bool, integers, strings, floats\n",
+    "  - complex data types: lists, dicts, tuples, sets\n",
+    "  - logical operators\n",
+    "  - loops: for loop, while loop\n",
+    "  - conditions: if, elif, else\n",
+    "  - comprehensions\n",
+    "  - functions: defining and calling functions\n",
+    "  - libraries: import and use of libraries/packages\n",
+    "  - reading / writing files: open(), read(), write()\n",
+    "  - data arrays: numpy arrays\n",
+    "  - data frames: Pandas DataFrames\n",
+    "  - data manipulation: filtering, grouping, merging\n",
+    "  - tidy data\n",
+    "  - BioPython\n",
+    "  - plotting: creating plots with matplotlib and ggplot"
+   ]
+  },
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