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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.






2. prints its parameter to the console






3. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.






4. floor division






5. Less than or equal to symbol






6. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.






7. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division






8. This statement causes an exception.






9. Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. (a ^ b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001






10. square root






11. empties the file






12. subtract AND assignment operator






13. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).






14. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.






15. 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






16. turns an object into a string






17. adds an item to a list






18. Symbol to multiply things






19. A statement that displays a value on the screen.






20. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.






21. exponent AND assignment operator






22. Symbol to subtract things from each other






23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






24. modulo






25. Argument variable






26. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.






27. 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.






28. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol






29. returns the length of a string (number of characters)






30. deletes an item from a list






31. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.






32. Argument variable






33. ,multi-line comment hard-code,Fix (data or parameters) in a program in such a way that they cannot easily be altered by the user.






34. 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.






35. multiply AND assignment operator






36. modulo






37. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.






38. Adds something to a variable






39. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.






40. Greater than symbol






41. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.






42. Symbol to add things together






43. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.






44. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






45. sets the file's current position






46. Less than or equal to symbol






47. asks the user for a response and returns that response






48. Less than symbol






49. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.






50. subtract AND assignment operator