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15	15	Python, like every programming language, has a structure. Here are the big parts:
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17		* ''Variables'': Things you assign to and read from. Like in Algebra. A="Dump Truck" sets the variable A to the string "Dump Truck". They're basically the nouns.
	17	* ''Variables'': Things you assign to and read from. Like in Algebra. A="Dump Truck" sets the variable A to the string "Dump Truck". You can set them to numbers to or fancy things like lists. They're basically the nouns.
18	18	* ''Functions'': These do things. They take nouns as arguments, do something, and can return nouns. In redCar = paintCarRed(blueCar), paintCarRed is a function. They're the verbs, they do things, and they take variables and return variables.
19	19	* ''Control Structures'': These are instructions like IF this is true THEN do that…. These are like grammar rules, like use active voice, or use punctuation.