diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/exercise8.py b/exercise8.py
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+#########exercise 8#############################
+
+#Mati Nemera
+#Katherine Inskeep
+#Dan Bruzzese
+
+#####Question 1
+import sys
+import re
+vcf = open("Cflorida.vcf","r")
+outfile = open("CfloridaCounts.txt","w")
+search_tex = r'(CF.A.|CF.A2.|CF07.A.|cf.a.)([0-9]{3})'
+replace_tex = r'Cf.Sfa.\2'
+search_fl = r'(CF.G2.|CF.GAI.|cf.gai.)([0-9]{3})'
+replace_fl = r'Cf.Gai.\2'
+
+search_allel = r'[01.]/[01.]:([0-9.]+,?[0-9.]*):[0-9:.,]*'
+replace_allel = r'\1'
+
+
+search_match = r'\.'
+replace_match = r'NA'
+
+
+for line in vcf:
+    line = line.strip()
+    if "##" in line:
+        outfile.write (line + "\n")
+    elif "#" in line:
+        line = re.sub(search_tex, replace_tex, line)
+        line = re.sub(search_fl, replace_fl, line)
+        outfile.write(line + "\n")
+    else:
+        line = re.sub(search_allel, replace_allel, line)
+        line = re.sub(search_match, replace_match, line)
+        outfile.write(line + "\n")
+
+outfile.close()
+vcf.close()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#####Question 2