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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. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
read
is not
except
in

2. Symbol to subtract things from each other
else
=
==
-

3. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
insert()
-
if
int

4. Symbol used to create comments
|
#
%d
%d

5. add AND assignment operator
class
print
+=
=

6. unction to read one line of a file
#
readline
is not
str()

7. Less than symbol
<
**=
%d
a%b

8. Create a variable.
str()
truncate
close
=

9. The extension for Python scripts
#
%s
%
.py

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

11. Greater than or equal symbol.
<=
file.readline()
%
>=

12. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
floating point number
return
continue
insert()

13. Less than or equal to symbol
int()
<=
=
<<

14. Command to print to the screen
%=
<
==
print

15. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
+=
%
while
print()

16. Adds a new line character
n
print()
def
del

17. Greater than or equal symbol.
abs(a)
^
>=
=

18. Greater than symbol
>
read
is
math.sqrt(a)

19. prints its parameter to the console
print()
close
file.readline()
*=

20. writes stuff to the file
a//b
file.write(stuff)
int()
for

21. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
input()
append()
:
pass

22. 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).
/=
is not
close
*=

23. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
==
/=
or
is not

24. The extension for Python scripts
.py
**=
file.seek()
#

25. prints its parameter to the console
%=
a//b
print()
write

26. 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.
close
Variables
not in
file.truncate()

27. 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
^
is not
/=
file.truncate()

28. Argument variable
argv
raise
%
&

29. 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
<<
==
continue

30. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
%=
def
.py
input()

31. add AND assignment operator
.py
insert()
len()
+=

32. Function to write something to a file
a%b
del
write
input()

33. Function to read the contents of a file
int()
break
read
not in

34. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
a%b
>>

%r

35. turns an object into an integer
int()
=
&
=

36. single line comment
*=
close
elif (Else if)
#

37. floor division AND assignment operator
:
//=
a%b
and

38. sets the file's current position
()
file.seek()
/
~

39. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
print
str
#
//=

40. assignment operator
math.sqrt(a)
%
**=
=

41. Reads just one line of a text file.
print
*readline
**=
file.write(stuff)

42. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
in
%
|
Variables

43. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
#
if
del
format string

44. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
%=
readline
class
and

45. An operator that removes a value from a list.
int
del
file.truncate()
def

46. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
/=
+=
%s
argv

47. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
//=
else
truncate
for

48. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
print
insert()
%=

49. adds an item to a list
abs(a)
append()
=
n

50. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
in
and
print()
del