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A programmer has started to write a program, but it does not work correctly. The program should ask the user, "Do you want to start the data backup?". The user then responds 'y' or 'n'. If the user types 'y', then the computer displays the remaining backup phases from 3 down to 1, followed by "Backup Complete!".

Below is the buggy source code:

b = input()

if b == "y"
    for phase in range(3, 0 -1):
        print(phase)
    print("Backup Complete!"

Amend the code to:

fix the syntax error on line 3
fix the syntax error on line 4
fix the syntax error on line 6
change the identifier b to a more meaningful name
display a suitable prompt question for the user
accept the user's input of 'y' or 'n' (no validation is required)
add a comment to explain the effect of the range function's last parameter, set to -1
add two uses of blank space (white space) to aid readability.

Do not add any additional functionality.

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