diff --git a/.idea/CNSA-266-Personal.iml b/.idea/CNSA-266-Personal.iml
index 2c80e12..6f1ddae 100644
--- a/.idea/CNSA-266-Personal.iml
+++ b/.idea/CNSA-266-Personal.iml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.11" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
 </module>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 37d5de6..1ce53be 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.11 (CNSA-266-Personal)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.11 (CNSA-266-Personal)" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.11" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
 </project>
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diff --git a/card_dealer.py b/card_dealer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac79dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/card_dealer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# card_dealer.py: main function
+# This program uses a dictionary as a deck of cards.
+
+def main():
+    # Create a deck of cards.
+    deck = create_deck()
+
+    # Get the number of cards to deal.
+    num_cards = int(input('How many cards should I deal? '))
+
+    # Deal the cards.
+    deal_cards(deck, num_cards)
+
+# Line 5 calls the create_deck function. The function creates a dictionary with key-value pairs for a deck of cards, and it returns a reference to the dictionary. The reference is assigned to the deck variable.
+
+# Line 8 prompts the user to enter the number of cards to deal. The input is converted to an integer and is assigned to the num_cards variable.
+# The create_deck function returns a dictionary
+# representing a deck of cards.
+def create_deck():
+    # Create a dictionary with each card and its value
+    # stored as key-value pairs.
+    deck = {'Ace of Spades':1, '2 of Spades':2, '3 of Spades':3,
+            '4 of Spades':4, '5 of Spades':5, '6 of Spades':6,
+            '7 of Spades':7, '8 of Spades':8, '9 of Spades':9,
+            '10 of Spades':10, 'Jack of Spades':10,
+            'Queen of Spades': 10, 'King of Spades': 10,
+            'Ace of Hearts':1, '2 of Hearts':2, '3 of Hearts':3,
+            '4 of Hearts':4, '5 of Hearts':5, '6 of Hearts':6,
+            '7 of Hearts':7, '8 of Hearts':8, '9 of Hearts':9,
+            '10 of Hearts':10, 'Jack of Hearts':10,
+            'Queen of Hearts':10, 'King of Hearts': 10,
+            'Ace of Clubs':1, '2 of Clubs':2, '3 of Clubs':3,
+            '4 of Clubs':4, '5 of Clubs':5, '6 of Clubs':6,
+            '7 of Clubs':7, '8 of Clubs':8, '9 of Clubs':9,
+            '10 of Clubs':10, 'Jack of Clubs':10,
+            'Queen of Clubs': 10, 'King of Clubs': 10,
+            'Ace of Diamonds':1, '2 of Diamonds':2, '3 of Diamonds':3,
+            '4 of Diamonds':4, '5 of Diamonds':5, '6 of Diamonds':6,
+            '7 of Diamonds':7, '8 of Diamonds':8, '9 of Diamonds':9,
+            '10 of Diamonds':10, 'Jack of Diamonds':10,
+            'Queen of Diamonds': 10, 'King of Diamonds': 10}
+
+    # Return the deck.
+    return deck
+# The deal_cards function deals a specified number of cards
+# from the deck.
+def deal_cards(deck, number):
+    # Initialize an accumulator for the hand value.
+    hand_value = 0
+
+    # Make sure the number of cards to deal is not
+    # greater than the number of cards in the deck.
+    if number > len(deck):
+        number = len(deck)
+
+    # Deal the cards and accumulate their values.
+    for count in range(number):
+        card, value = deck.popitem()
+        print(card)
+        hand_value += value
+
+    # Display the value of the hand.
+    print('Value of this hand:', hand_value)
+
+# Call the main function.
+main()