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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. Command to print to the screen
()
argument variable
print
print()

2. Writes stuff to the file.
format string
<<
<
*write(stuff)

3. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
=
in
+=
else

4. Less than or equal to symbol
%s
for
<=
<<

5. modulus AND assignment operator
<<
%=
open()
**=

6. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
not
%
str
floating point number

7. Argument variable
/=
argv
insert()
is not

8. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
<
.py
int()
def

9. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
truncate
if
<<
truncate

10. End header line.
a%b
a//b
:
format string

11. single line comment
=
+=
#
len()

12. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
for
==
del
<<

13. End header line.
:
truncate
*=
()

14. 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.
while
in
int()
<<

15. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
write
float
pass
len()

16. unction to read one line of a file
is
-=
readline
#

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

18. 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
round()
^
truncate
/

19. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
elif (Else if)
except
%r
==

20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
while
%s
round()
<=

21. assignment operator
n
=
file.seek()
<=

22. Argument variable
argv
float
&
is

23. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
()
a%b
+

24. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
file.truncate()
Variables
round()
()

25. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
%
()
argv
int()

26. prints its parameter to the console
and
print()
close
argument variable

27. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
truncate
#
file.write(stuff)
%r

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

29. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
=
n
Variables

30. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
else
**=
else

31. subtract AND assignment operator
print
=
-=
argument variable

32. 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
round()
<<
round()
*=

33. modulo
*=
%r
a%b
int()

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

int()
+

35. Symbol to multiply things

truncate
=
*

36. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
and
file.readline()
while
abs(a)

37. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
truncate
is not
or
%=

38. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
=
in
<<
try

39. prints its parameter to the console
%=
%d
del
print()

40. adds an item to a list
>=
>
%r
append()

41. Function to open or read a file
/=
open()
%=
^

42. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
&
assignment
:
~

43. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
-=
~
elif (Else if)
print

44. 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
:
-
a//b
^

45. Reads just one line of a text file.
~
print()
*readline
%s

46. Adds a new line character
str()
close
append()
n

47. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
class
:
|
str

48. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
<
in
insert()
write

49. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
if
Variables
>=
a//b

50. Greater than or equal symbol.
raise
input()
>=
append()