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+def greet(name: str) -> str:
+    """Return a greeting message.
+
+    >>> greet("Student")
+    'Hello, Student!'
+    """
+    return "Hello, " + name + "!"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(greet("Student"))