Preparation for trading internship

Hi guys, I am taking a fixed income trading internship for the upcoming summer at a BB. I am a finance student who has little knowledge in data / coding / analytics. I will have one month left after my school semester exam to prepare for the internship. Any advice on what to learn in this short one month's time? Should I learn python, VBA, or R first? Is there any recommended books to read? Thank you guys!! :)

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