diff --git a/classes.py b/classes.py
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+class Person:
+
+    def __init__(self, name, age):
+        self.name = name
+        self.age = age
+
+    def get_name(self):
+        return self.name
+    
+    def speak_name(self):
+        return self.get_name()
+
+class OlderPerson(Person):
+
+    def __init__(self, name, age, wrinkles):
+        Person.__init__(self, name, age)
+        self.wrinkles = wrinkles
+
+    def get_name(self):
+        return self.name
+    
+    def speak_name(self):
+        return self.get_name()
+
+    def get_wrinkles(self):
+        return self.wrinkles
+
+grandpa = OlderPerson("Jebediah", 89, 40)
+
+print(grandpa.speak_name())
+
+print(grandpa.get_wrinkles())
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diff --git a/data-types.py b/data-types.py
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+## DATA TYPES
+
+num = 3 # integer
+fl = 3.4 # float
+b = False # boolean  
+s = "devin.xlsx" # string
+name = 'Shantel Nubia' # string
+seperate_lines = '''Some really
+ long string''' # string
+
+## DATA STRUCTURES
+
+ages = [64, 24, 12, 8]
+of_age = []
+for age in ages:
+    if age >= 21:
+        of_age.append(age)
+
+# Write a Python program to sum all the items in a list.
+
+# Write a Python program to get the largest number from a list.
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diff --git a/list-function.py b/list-function.py
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+# this is how the list function works
+def lister(thing):
+    new_list = []
+    for letter in thing:
+        new_list.append(letter) 
+    return new_list
+
+new = lister("Shantel")
+print(new)
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