diff --git a/assignment2/assignment2.py b/assignment2/assignment2.py
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+# Task 2: Read a CSV File
+
+from asyncio import Task
+import csv
+import traceback
+import os
+import custom_module
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def read_employees():
+    employee_dict = {}
+    rows = []
+
+    try:    
+        with open("../csv/employees.csv", "r") as file:
+            reader = csv.reader(file) # reader lets me loop through each row of the CSV file
+        
+            for index, row in enumerate(reader):
+                if index == 0:
+                    employee_dict["fields"] = row
+                else:
+                    rows.append(row)
+
+            employee_dict["rows"] = rows
+
+            return employee_dict
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        trace_back = traceback.extract_tb(e.__traceback__)
+        stack_trace = []
+
+        for trace in trace_back:
+            stack_trace.append(
+                f"File : {trace[0]} , Line : {trace[1]}, Func.Name : {trace[2]}, Message : {trace[3]}"
+            )
+        print("An exception occurred.")
+        print(f"Exception type: {type(e).__name__}")
+
+        message = str(e)
+        if message:
+            print(f"Exception message: {message}")
+
+        print(f"Stack trace: {stack_trace}")
+
+        raise
+
+employees = read_employees()
+print(employees)
+
+# Task 3: Find the Column Index
+
+employees = read_employees()
+print(employees)
+
+def column_index(column_name):
+    return employees["fields"].index(column_name)
+
+employee_id_column = column_index("employee_id")
+
+# Task 4: Find the Employee First Name
+
+def first_name(row_number):
+    first_name_column = column_index("first_name")
+    return employees["rows"][row_number][first_name_column]
+
+# Task 5: Find the Employee: a Function in a Function
+
+def employee_find(employee_id):
+
+    def employee_match(row):
+        return int(row[employee_id_column]) == employee_id
+    matches = list(filter(employee_match, employees["rows"]))
+    return matches
+
+# Task 6: Find the Employee with a Lambda
+
+def employee_find_2(employee_id):
+    matches = list(
+        filter(
+            lambda row: int(row[employee_id_column]) == employee_id,
+            employees["rows"]
+        )
+    )
+    return matches
+
+# Task 7: Sort by Last Name
+
+def sort_by_last_name():
+    last_name_column = column_index("last_name")
+    employees["rows"].sort(key=lambda row: row[last_name_column])
+    return employees["rows"]
+
+sort_by_last_name()
+print(employees)
+
+# Task 8: Create a dict for an Employee
+
+def employee_dict(row):
+    employee = {}
+
+    for index, field in enumerate(employees["fields"]):
+        if field != "employee_id":
+            employee[field] = row[index]
+    return employee
+
+# Task 9: A dict of dicts, for All Employees
+
+def all_employees_dict():
+    all_employees = {}
+
+    for row in employees["rows"]:
+        employee_id = row[employee_id_column]
+        all_employees[employee_id] = employee_dict(row)
+
+    return all_employees
+
+# Task 10:
+
+def get_this_value():
+    return os.getenv("THISVALUE")
+
+def set_that_secret(new_secret):
+    custom_module.set_secret(new_secret)
+
+# Task 12:
+
+def read_csv_file(filename):
+    data = {}
+    rows = []
+
+    with open(filename, "r") as file:
+        reader = csv.reader(file)
+
+        for index, row in enumerate(reader):
+            if index == 0:
+                data["fields"] = row
+            else:
+                rows.append(tuple(row))
+
+    data["rows"] = rows
+    return data
+
+def read_minutes():
+    minutes1 = read_csv_file("../csv/minutes1.csv")
+    minutes2 = read_csv_file("../csv/minutes2.csv")
+    return minutes1, minutes2
+
+
+minutes1, minutes2 = read_minutes()
+
+print(minutes1)
+print(minutes2)
+
+# Task 13:
+
+def create_minutes_set():
+    set1 = set(minutes1["rows"])
+    set2 = set(minutes2["rows"])
+
+    return set1.union(set2)
+
+minutes_set = create_minutes_set()
+
+# Task 14:
+
+def create_minutes_list():
+    minutes_list = list(minutes_set)
+
+    minutes_list = list(
+        map(
+            lambda x: (x[0], datetime.strptime(x[1], "%B %d, %Y")),
+            minutes_list,
+        )
+    )
+    
+    return minutes_list
+
+minutes_list = create_minutes_list()
+print(minutes_list)
+
+# Task 15:
+
+def write_sorted_list():
+    minutes_list.sort(key=lambda x: x[1])
+
+    converted_list = list(
+        map(
+            lambda x: (x[0], datetime.strftime(x[1], "%B %d, %Y")),
+            minutes_list,
+        )
+    )
+
+    with open("./minutes.csv", "w", newline="") as file:
+        writer = csv.writer(file)
+
+        writer.writerow(minutes1["fields"])
+        writer.writerows(converted_list)
+
+    return converted_list
+
+write_sorted_list()
+
+
diff --git a/assignment2/custom_module.py b/assignment2/custom_module.py
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+++ b/assignment2/custom_module.py
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+# Task 11:
+
+secret = "shazam"
+
+def set_secret(new_secret):
+    global secret
+    secret = new_secret
diff --git a/assignment2/diary.py b/assignment2/diary.py
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+++ b/assignment2/diary.py
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+# Task 1: Diary
+
+import traceback
+try:
+    with open("diary.txt", "a") as file:
+        entry = input("What happened today?")
+
+        while entry != "done for now":
+            file.write(entry + "\n")
+            entry = input("What else?")
+
+        file.write(entry + "\n")
+
+except Exception as e:
+    trace_back = traceback.extract_tb(e.__traceback__)
+    stack_trace = []
+
+    for trace in trace_back:
+        stack_trace.append(
+            f"File : {trace[0]} , Line : {trace[1]}, Func.Name : {trace[2]}, Message : {trace[3]}"
+        )
+    print("An exception occurred.")
+    print(f"Exception type: {type(e).__name__}")
+
+    message = str(e)
+    if message:
+        print(f"Exception message: {message}")
+
+    print(f"Stack trace: {stack_trace}")
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diff --git a/assignment2/diary.txt b/assignment2/diary.txt
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+Learned python file handling
+Worked on assignment 2
+done for now
+I took a small nap
+I also went to some garage sales and antigue shops
+Now I'm working on this and ripping my hair out
+Done for now
+done for now
diff --git a/assignment2/minutes.csv b/assignment2/minutes.csv
index 0acabb7..429f023 100644
--- a/assignment2/minutes.csv
+++ b/assignment2/minutes.csv
@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
-Name,Date
-Jason Tucker,"September 20, 1980"
-Austin Hester,"March 8, 1981"
-Daniel Jackson,"October 2, 1981"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 17, 1981"
-Joseph Harris,"March 3, 1982"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"March 12, 1982"
-Gina Maldonado,"December 16, 1982"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 23, 1982"
-Yesenia Smith,"August 10, 1983"
-Lori Martin,"February 5, 1984"
-Jonathan Parrish,"June 12, 1984"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 20, 1984"
-Amanda Brown,"August 8, 1984"
-Sarah Murray,"October 30, 1984"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"November 28, 1984"
-Austin Hester,"June 4, 1985"
-Jonathan Parrish,"March 18, 1986"
-Yesenia Smith,"May 6, 1986"
-Daniel Jackson,"December 13, 1986"
-Gina Maldonado,"February 13, 1987"
-Kimberly Stewart,"December 12, 1987"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 10, 1988"
-Sarah Murray,"August 16, 1988"
-Aaron Kaufman,"October 24, 1988"
-Tony Henderson,"November 7, 1988"
-Sarah Murray,"November 19, 1988"
-Austin Hester,"January 18, 1989"
-Joseph Harris,"March 1, 1989"
-Gina Maldonado,"April 7, 1989"
-Aaron Kaufman,"November 14, 1989"
-Daniel Jackson,"April 8, 1990"
-Aaron Kaufman,"May 1, 1990"
-Aaron Kaufman,"July 21, 1990"
-Tony Henderson,"October 4, 1990"
-Yesenia Smith,"November 23, 1990"
-Joseph Harris,"April 3, 1991"
-Jason Tucker,"April 30, 1991"
-Matthew Russell,"May 31, 1991"
-Lori Martin,"July 8, 1991"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 23, 1991"
-Tony Henderson,"November 15, 1991"
-Gina Maldonado,"February 9, 1992"
-Sarah Murray,"June 27, 1992"
-Gina Maldonado,"October 31, 1992"
-Austin Hester,"December 10, 1992"
-Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 12, 1992"
+Name,Date
+Jason Tucker,"September 20, 1980"
+Austin Hester,"March 08, 1981"
+Daniel Jackson,"October 02, 1981"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 17, 1981"
+Joseph Harris,"March 03, 1982"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"March 12, 1982"
+Gina Maldonado,"December 16, 1982"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 23, 1982"
+Yesenia Smith,"August 10, 1983"
+Lori Martin,"February 05, 1984"
+Jonathan Parrish,"June 12, 1984"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 20, 1984"
+Amanda Brown,"August 08, 1984"
+Sarah Murray,"October 30, 1984"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"November 28, 1984"
+Austin Hester,"June 04, 1985"
+Jonathan Parrish,"March 18, 1986"
+Yesenia Smith,"May 06, 1986"
+Daniel Jackson,"December 13, 1986"
+Gina Maldonado,"February 13, 1987"
+Kimberly Stewart,"December 12, 1987"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 10, 1988"
+Sarah Murray,"August 16, 1988"
+Aaron Kaufman,"October 24, 1988"
+Tony Henderson,"November 07, 1988"
+Sarah Murray,"November 19, 1988"
+Austin Hester,"January 18, 1989"
+Joseph Harris,"March 01, 1989"
+Gina Maldonado,"April 07, 1989"
+Aaron Kaufman,"November 14, 1989"
+Daniel Jackson,"April 08, 1990"
+Aaron Kaufman,"May 01, 1990"
+Aaron Kaufman,"July 21, 1990"
+Tony Henderson,"October 04, 1990"
+Yesenia Smith,"November 23, 1990"
+Joseph Harris,"April 03, 1991"
+Jason Tucker,"April 30, 1991"
+Matthew Russell,"May 31, 1991"
+Lori Martin,"July 08, 1991"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"July 23, 1991"
+Tony Henderson,"November 15, 1991"
+Gina Maldonado,"February 09, 1992"
+Sarah Murray,"June 27, 1992"
+Gina Maldonado,"October 31, 1992"
+Austin Hester,"December 10, 1992"
+Mrs. Samantha Johnson,"December 12, 1992"