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Basic Python Programming

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Symbol to subtract things from each other
else
<
raise
-

2. Command to print to the screen
abs(a)
print
*write(stuff)
a%b

3. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
if
()
open()
assignment

4. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
math.sqrt(a)
|
pass
else

5. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
argument variable
|
append()

6. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
class
truncate
/
while

7. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
in
<=
else
+=

8. assignment operator
def
=
<
format string

9. deletes an item from a list
/=
del
truncate
&

10. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
+=
>
int
%s

11. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
for
write
%
//=

12. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
pass
n
:
%d

13. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
n
%s
del
=

14. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
pass
*read
or
round()

15. The extension for Python scripts
#
*readline
.py
append()

16. modulo
n
open()
:
a%b

17. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
read
print()
round()

18. Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x not in y - here not in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
insert()
not in
:
>=

19. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
=
print
open()
for

20. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
%d
*
abs(a)
not in

21. Function to open or read a file
open()
+
>=
assignment

22. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
pass
break
&

23. 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.
Variables
break
argument variable
<=

24. prints its parameter to the console
>
print()
raise
for

25. turns an object into an integer
input()
~
int()
abs(a)

26. An operator that removes a value from a list.
readline
file.seek()
del
input()

27. Greater than symbol
floating point number
print
>
math.sqrt(a)

28. Symbol to add things together
>
+
and
while

29. adds an item to a list
*truncate
def
is
append()

30. Writes stuff to the file.
*write(stuff)
class
a//b
~

31. Less than or equal to symbol
%r
<=
*truncate
open()

32. Greater than or equal symbol.
=
input()
>=
=

33. Symbol used to create comments
del
#
str
*read

34. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
<=
&
%r
==

35. Adds something to a variable
=
*readline
-
else

36. subtract AND assignment operator
write
=
-=
#

37. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
%=
break
argv
argv

38. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
*
read
write
round()

39. Reads just one line of a text file.
%s
*readline
argv
is not

40. Symbol to multiply things
read
*
>>
del

41. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
*=
*read
except
continue

42. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
insert()
close
write
a%b

43. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
<<
/
-
is not

44. 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
>>
format string
*
open()

45. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
~
try
=
insert()

46. The extension for Python scripts
*write(stuff)
%r
print()
.py

47. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
format string
-
not in
readline

48. turns an object into a string
-=
for
str()
#

49. Create a variable.
+=
/=
=
assignment

50. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
%r
a**b
format string
close