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+.ipynb_checkpoints
+.DS_Store
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+2018-03-09 13:12:47-0500 [-] Log opened.
+2018-03-09 13:12:47-0500 [-] --> index_test.TestVariables.test_variables_intro <--
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Variables Lab"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Now that you know about variables, you went from just attending Python conferences, to being a top knotch guest speaker.  You want to send thank you notes to all of the attendees, and to do so efficiently."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Labs with Learn"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "In the first lab, we ensured that we were doing things correctly by seeing that our output matched what we saw as a comment."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 4,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "'Art Vandelay'"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "'art vandelay'.title() # 'Art Vandelay'"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "In this lab, we will use double check if we are doing things correctly with Learn."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "collapsed": true
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "name = 'art vandelay'"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.6.1"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 2
+}
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+import unittest2 as unittest
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+from ipynb.fs.full.index import (name)
+
+class TestVariables(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_variables_intro(self):
+        self.assertEqual(name, 'bob')