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    • Terminal Commands Tutorial
    • Common Python List Methods
      • Adding Elements To a List
      • Removing Elements From a List
      • count Examples
      • index Examples
      • join Examples
      • Rearranging List Elements
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    • String Methods
      • Count Examples
      • find and index examples
      • lower and upper examples
      • replace Examples
      • split Examples
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    • Dictionary Methods
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