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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. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
str
round()
+
file.readline()

2. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
==
a//b
except
truncate

3. prints its parameter to the console
truncate
print()
file.write(stuff)
-=

4. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
not in
del
*=
%r

5. Function to read the contents of a file
readline
<<
read
continue

6. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
close
#
a//b

7. exponentiation
*read
a**b
()
%s

8. square root
:
*=
math.sqrt(a)
int()

9. asks the user for a response and returns that response
input()
~
round()
elif (Else if)

10. absolute value
abs(a)
print
~
=

11. modulus AND assignment operator
print
**=
int
%=

12. subtract AND assignment operator
readline
-=
<=
readline

13. sets the file's current position
>>
append()
file.seek()
%r

14. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%
read
%d
a**b

15. 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
close

16. End header line.
input()
:
>=
&

17. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
append()
def
=
n

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

19. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
pass
/=
+=
+=

20. floor division
**=
round()
%s
a//b

21. The extension for Python scripts
.py
append()
a//b
*read

22. divide AND assignment operator
<
/=
#
truncate

23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
def
n
append()
truncate

24. turns an object into an integer
int()
for
print()
:

25. Adds a new line character
=
>=
str
n

26. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
*read
a%b
/
Variables

27. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
print
while
pass
%d

28. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
*read
while
not in

29. single line comment
#
argv
else
input()

30. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
insert()
read
|
readline

31. add AND assignment operator
+=
write
not in
or

32. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
%d
print
<=
file.truncate()

33. 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
len()
>>
>
^

34. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
print
is not
insert()

35. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
len()
file.truncate()
int()
else

36. Create a variable.
=
a//b
if
if

37. adds an item to a list
append()
**=
pass
str()

38. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
append()
/
-=
input()

39. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
abs(a)
float
%s
*write(stuff)

40. deletes an item from a list
len()
floating point number
del
Variables

41. add AND assignment operator
if
str
+=
raise

42. floor division AND assignment operator
**=
:
//=
:

43. unction to read one line of a file
readline
argv
**=
file.readline()

44. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
=
:
append()
float

45. deletes an item from a list
del
=
()
abs(a)

46. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
<
read

*read

47. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
-=
floating point number
def
truncate

48. Adds a new line character
n
/=
-
append()

49. Greater than symbol
>
-
return
append()

50. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
abs(a)
#
continue
in