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 # pytudes
-pytudes
-=====
 
-This project lists some Python *etudes* -- exercises to practice or demonstrate skills.
+*Etudes* are exercises to practice or demonstrate skills, long used by piano players. This project lists some *pytudes*—Python programs to practice or demonstrate skills.
+ 
 
 Index of Python Files
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