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 # pytudes
 
-"An *étude* (a French word meaning *study*) is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, of considerable difficulty, 
+"An ***étude*** (a French word meaning *study*) is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, of considerable difficulty, 
 and designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill." — [*Wikipedia*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tude)
 
-This project contains **pytudes**—Python programs, usually short, for perfecting particular programming skills.
+This project contains ***pytudes***—Python programs, usually short, for perfecting particular programming skills.
 
 # Who is this for?