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-# SubFileMover
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+# SubFileMover
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+very simpleish python program that took me months to figure out- thanks ADHD! :D
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+mainly for use with files generated by the educational web application Schoology for people at my school/districts who use it. as of recently, downloading submitted work from an assignment from all students places it in a .zip file, with the actual work buried under many folders (in this case, the students name, revision number, and finally the file itself)
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+a modified version of this program was submitted for my AP Performance Task, though that version isn't included for various reasons
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