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-# This script calculates yearly compound interest given principal, annual rate of interest and time period in years.
-# Do not use this in production. Sample purpose only.
-
-# Author: Upkar Lidder (IBM)
-
-# Input:
-# p, principal amount
-# t, time period in years
-# r, annual rate of interest
-
-# Output:
-# compound interest = p * (1 + r/100)^t
-
-
-def compound_interest(p, t, r):
-    return p * (pow((1 + r / 100), t))
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    p = float(input("Enter the principal amount: "))
-    t = float(input("Enter the time period: "))
-    r = float(input("Enter the rate of interest: "))
-
-    print("The compound interest is {:.2f}".format(compound_interest(p, t, r)))