diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e1.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e1.py
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+print("Hello World!")
+print("Hello Again")
+print("I like typing this.")
+print("This is fun.")
+print('Yay! Printing.')
+print("I'd much rather you 'not'.")
+print('I "said" do not touch this.')
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e2.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e2.py
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e2.py
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+# A comment, this is so you can read your program later.
+# Anything after the # is ignored by python.
+
+print("I could have code like this.") # and the comment after is ignored
+
+# You can also use a comment to "disable" or comment out code:
+# print("This won't run.")
+
+print("This will run.")
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e3.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e3.py
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e3.py
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+print(" I will now count my chickens : ")
+
+print("Hens", 25 + 30 / 6)
+print("Roosters", 100 - 25  * 3 % 4 )
+
+print("Now I will count the eggs : ")
+
+print(3 + 2 + 1 - 5 + 4 % 2 -1 / 4 + 6)
+
+print("Is it true that 3 + 2 < 5 - 7?")
+
+print(3 + 2 < 5 -7 )
+
+print("What is 3 + 2?", 3 + 2)
+print("What is 5 - 7?", 5 - 7)
+
+print("Oh, that;s why it's Fasle.")
+
+print("How about some more.")
+
+print("Is it greater?", 5 > -2)
+print("Is it greater or equal?", 5 >= -2)
+print("Is it less or equal?", 5 <= -2)
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e4.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e4.py
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e4.py
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+cars = 100
+space_in_a_car = 4.0
+drivers = 30
+passengers = 90
+cars_not_driven = cars - drivers
+cars_driven = drivers
+carpool_capacity = cars_driven * space_in_a_car
+average_passengers_per_car = passengers / cars_driven
+
+
+print("There are", cars, "cars available.")
+print("There are only", drivers, "drivers available.")
+print("There will be", cars_not_driven, "empty cars today.")
+print("We can transport", carpool_capacity, "people today.")
+print("We have", passengers, "to carpool today.")
+print("We need to put about", average_passengers_per_car, "in each car.")
+
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e5.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e5.py
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e5.py
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+my_name = 'Zed A. Shaw'
+my_age=35 # notalie
+my_height = 74 # inches
+my_weight = 180 # lbs
+my_eyes = 'Blue'
+my_teeth = 'White'
+my_hair = 'Brown'
+
+print(f"Let's talk about {my_name}.")
+print(f"He's {my_height} inches tall.")
+print(f"He's {my_weight} pounds heavy.")
+print("Actually that's not too heavy.")
+print(f"He's got {my_eyes} eyes and {my_hair} hair.")
+print(f"His teeth are usually {my_teeth} depending on the coffee.")
+
+# this line is tricky, try to get it exactly right
+total = my_age + my_height + my_weight
+print(f"If I add {my_age}, {my_height}, and {my_weight} I get {total}.")
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e6.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e6.py
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+++ b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e6.py
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+types_of_people = 10
+x = f"There are {types_of_people} types of people."
+
+binary = "binary"
+do_not = "don't"
+y = f"Those who know {binary} and those who {do_not}."
+
+print(x)
+print(y)
+
+print(f"I said: {x}")
+print(f"I also said: '{y}'")
+
+hilarious = False
+joke_evaluation = "Isn't that joke so funny?! {}"
+
+print(joke_evaluation.format(hilarious))
+
+w = "This is the left side of..."
+e = "a string with a right side."
+
+print(w + e)
diff --git a/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e7.py b/kjg/python-the-hard-way/e7.py
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+print("Mary had a little lamb.")
+print("Its fleece was white as {}.".format('snow'))
+print("And everywhere that Mary went.")
+print("." * 10) # what'd that do?
+
+end1 = "C"
+end2 = "h"
+end3 = "e"
+end4 = "e"
+end5 = "s"
+end6 = "e"
+end7 = "B"
+end8 = "u"
+end9 = "r"
+end10 = "g"
+end11 = "e"
+end12 = "r"
+
+# watch end = ' ' at the end. try removing it to see what happens
+print(end1 + end2 + end3 + end4 + end5 + end6, end=' ')
+print(end7 + end8 + end9 + end10 + end11 + end12)
diff --git a/kjg/python.org b/kjg/python.org
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+
+* learning python
+
+*** Python #1:
+**** ex0
+**** ex1
+>>> print("Hello World!")
+... print("Hello Again")
+... print("I like typing this.")
+... print("This is fun.")
+... print('Yay! Printing.')
+... print("I'd much rather you 'not'.")
+... print('I "said" do not touch this.')
+Hello World!
+Hello Again
+I like typing this.
+This is fun.
+Yay! Printing.
+I'd much rather you 'not'.
+I "said" do not touch this.
+**** ex2
+I could have code like this.
+This will run.
+
+**** ex3
+I will now count my chickens :
+Hens 30.0
+Roosters 97
+Now I will count the eggs :
+6.75
+Is it true that 3 + 2 < 5 - 7?
+False
+What is 3 + 2? 5
+What is 5 - 7? -2
+Oh, that;s why it's Fasle.
+How about some more.
+Is it greater? True
+Is it greater or equal? True
+Is it less or equal? False
+**** ex4
+There are 100 cars available.
+There are only 30 drivers available.
+There will be 70 empty cars today.
+We can transport 120.0 people today.
+We have 90 to carpool today.
+We need to put about 3.0 in each car.
+
+**** ex5
+Let's talk about Zed A. Shaw.
+He's 74 inches tall.
+He's 180 pounds heavy.
+Actually that's not too heavy.
+He's got Blue eyes and Brown hair.
+His teeth are usually White depending on the coffee.
+If I add 35, 74, and 180 I get 289.
+**** ex6
+There are 10 types of people.
+Those who know binary and those who don't.
+I said: There are 10 types of people.
+I also said: 'Those who know binary and those who don't.'
+Isn't that joke so funny?! False
+This is the left side of...a string with a right side.
+**** ex7
+Mary had a little lamb.
+Its fleece was white as snow.
+And everywhere that Mary went.
+..........
+Cheese Burger
diff --git a/kjg/python.org~ b/kjg/python.org~
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+++ b/kjg/python.org~
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+*python
+
+*** Python #1:
+**** ex0
+**** ex1
+>>> print("Hello World!")
+... print("Hello Again")
+... print("I like typing this.")
+... print("This is fun.")
+... print('Yay! Printing.')
+... print("I'd much rather you 'not'.")
+... print('I "said" do not touch this.')
+Hello World!
+Hello Again
+I like typing this.
+This is fun.
+Yay! Printing.
+I'd much rather you 'not'.
+I "said" do not touch this.