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Basic Python Programming

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Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
try
append()
-=

2. Create a variable.
=
str()
and
Variables

3. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
a%b
print
#

4. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
str
raise
*truncate
not

5. assignment operator
%s
**=
assignment
=

6. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
*
in
&

7. Greater than or equal symbol.
|
>=
==
a**b

8. empties the file
file.truncate()
close
argv
Variables

9. Less than or equal to symbol
readline
<=
assignment
def

10. Symbol used to create comments
pass
#
readline
*

11. Function to write something to a file
def
return
file.readline()
write

12. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
^
not
else
Variables

13. Greater than symbol
>
for
/
del

14. Symbol to add things together
+
-=
a%b
truncate

15. absolute value
*write(stuff)
abs(a)
float
def

16. Function to read the contents of a file
input()
n
read
str()

17. End header line.
*=
**=
Variables
:

18. Less than symbol
-
insert()
<
assignment

19. Less than or equal to symbol
str()
open()
<=
a//b

20. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
and
floating point number
&
=

21. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
open()
^
print()

22. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
read
int
>>
continue

23. unction to read one line of a file
readline
in
a%b
*

24. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
/=
a//b
str

25. adds an item to a list
append()
=
.py
%d

26. Adds a new line character
n
del
<<
*

27. floor division
a//b
print
-=
-=

28. writes stuff to the file
file.write(stuff)
.py
:
==

29. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
readline
%s
in
int

30. End header line.
=
:
+=
argv

31. Symbol used to create comments
&
#
del
a**b

32. prints its parameter to the console
truncate
*
print()
del

33. add AND assignment operator

<=
+=
<<

34. Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111
is not
#
>>
truncate

35. This statement causes an exception.
not
%=
raise
*write(stuff)

36. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
print
if
argv
/=

37. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
close
^
try
%d

38. Symbol to multiply things
write
**=
*read
*

39. Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x in y - here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
>=
in
%r
print

40. Symbol to subtract things from each other
for
-
else
=

41. floor division AND assignment operator
*
<<
try
//=

42. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
%=
*read
&
%d

43. This variable holds the arguments you pass to your Python script when you run it. Then you unpack it in your script so you have variables you can work with.
argument variable
n
try
str()

44. Command to print to the screen
<<
class
elif (Else if)
print

45. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
else
while
a//b
floating point number

46. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
%r
else
.py
|

47. assignment operator
=
*truncate
assignment
if

48. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
=
is not
file.seek()
pass

49. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
*
<<
*
if

50. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
open()
round()
%r
()