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Basic Python Programming

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

2. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
a**b
()
round()

3. square root
in
math.sqrt(a)
=
a%b

4. Adds something to a variable
str()
=
while
format string

5. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
insert()
|
for
while

6. Create a variable.
%d
=
str()
not

7. Adds a new line character
=
n
*write(stuff)
<

8. Adds something to a variable
=
Variables
raise
<

9. divide AND assignment operator
^
>=
>>
/=

10. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
>=
/
insert()

11. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
else
return
read
or

12. exponent AND assignment operator
**=
<<
|
/

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

14. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
+
argv
^
else

15. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
+
str()
:

16. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
*read
Variables
+=

17. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
append()
len()
del
print

18. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
print
open()
continue
math.sqrt(a)

19. The extension for Python scripts
*truncate
file.seek()
.py
len()

20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
str()
file.truncate()
%s
round()

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

22. 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
insert()
<<
for
>

23. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
while
>>
//=
int

24. Writes stuff to the file.
floating point number
insert()
*write(stuff)
print

25. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
open()
not in
round()
-

26. 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.
%r
argument variable
str
append()

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

28. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
file.seek()
str()
>=
*read

29. Symbol to multiply things
open()
file.seek()
%r
*

30. Argument variable
=
&
argv
insert()

31. End header line.
:
a//b
raise
read

32. sets the file's current position
*=
file.seek()
^
==

33. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
|
int()
<
insert()

34. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
n
math.sqrt(a)
del

35. ,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.
a**b

readline
abs(a)

36. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
//=
*write(stuff)
break
input()

37. divide AND assignment operator
**=
&
not
/=

38. floor division AND assignment operator
elif (Else if)
//=
truncate
-

39. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
%=
*truncate
Variables
()

40. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
a**b
pass
input()
%=

41. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
()
=
close
except

42. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
abs(a)
close
if
else

43. Function to write something to a file
str
/=

write

44. prints its parameter to the console
def
=
*readline
print()

45. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
in
read
int()
+=

46. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
()
not
a**b
/=

47. absolute value
if
%
file.write(stuff)
abs(a)

48. 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
>>
<<
Variables
a//b

49. Greater than symbol
>
^
open()
&

50. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
=
^
a**b
%

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