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Basic Python Programming

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An operator that removes a value from a list.






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






3. modulus AND assignment operator






4. 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.






5. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.






6. deletes an item from a list






7. 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






8. prints its parameter to the console






9. turns an object into an integer






10. Symbol used to create comments






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






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






13. Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000






14. Symbol used to create comments






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






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






17. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






18. End header line.






19. subtract AND assignment operator






20. Create a variable.






21. Greater than or equal symbol.






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






23. floor division






24. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






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






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






27. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.






28. Argument variable






29. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.






30. Command to print to the screen






31. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()






32. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






33. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.






34. subtract AND assignment operator






35. Less than symbol






36. divide AND assignment operator






37. adds an item to a list






38. single line comment






39. modulo






40. unction to read one line of a file






41. add AND assignment operator






42. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()






43. ,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.






44. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.






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






46. Function to write something to a file






47. Adds something to a variable






48. floor division AND assignment operator






49. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011






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