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Put in recomendations for some clarifications.

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### {% linkable_title Creating Entities %}
Home Assistant will call a function with the following signature to initialize
your new component. This function must exist in the component module you
create.
your new platform. This function must exist in the platform module you create.
```python
def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None)
```
In this function, your component should create the appropriate entities and
In this function, your platform should create the appropriate entities and
register them with the Home Assistant core. Entities are Home Assistant's
representation of lights, switches, sensors, etc. It is best practice for all
new entities to inherit the