diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-python_reference
+Python Tutorials and References
 ================
 
-Syntax examples for useful Python functions, methods, and modules
+Useful functions, tutorials, and other Python-related things
 
 
 ###Links to view the IPython Notebooks
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-# sr 11/19/2013
-# common file operations in os and shutil modules
-
-import shutil
-import os
- 
-# Getting files of particular type from directory
-files = [f for f in os.listdir(s_pdb_dir) if f.endswith(".txt")]
-  
-# Copy and move
-shutil.copyfile("/path/to/file", "/path/to/new/file") 
-shutil.copy("/path/to/file", "/path/to/directory")
-shutil.move("/path/to/file","/path/to/directory")
-   
-# Check if file or directory exists
-os.path.exists("file or directory")
-os.path.isfile("file")
-os.path.isdir("directory")
-    
-# Working directory and absolute path to files
-os.getcwd()
-os.path.abspath("file")