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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills

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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. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
break
print
continue
+=

2. The extension for Python scripts
.py
file.write(stuff)
and
a//b

3. Reads just one line of a text file.
//=
def
open()
*readline

4. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
round()
-=
input()
insert()

5. Symbol used to create comments
#
=
*write(stuff)
/=

6. Function to write something to a file
math.sqrt(a)
*read
write
is

7. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
len()
:
>>
()

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

9. unction to read one line of a file
&
readline
/=
%r

10. End header line.
and
%=
:
-=

11. Create a variable.
=
insert()
Variables
input()

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

13. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
while
floating point number
Variables

14. Greater than or equal symbol.
str
:
%=
>=

15. This statement causes an exception.
raise
read
+
*

16. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
file.write(stuff)
*read
math.sqrt(a)
argv

17. Less than symbol
<
>
a//b
|

18. add AND assignment operator
+=
%r
write
close

19. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
close
append()
elif (Else if)
is

20. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
**=
close
a//b
elif (Else if)

21. Argument variable
n
argv
write
<

22. 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.
|
pass
abs(a)
not in

23. turns an object into an integer
int()
append()
Variables
if

24. exponentiation
append()
a**b
/=
//=

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

26. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
while
if
round()
<=

27. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
print()
//=
%=

28. empties the file
=
file.truncate()

=

29. Function to write something to a file
assignment
close
floating point number
write

30. asks the user for a response and returns that response
*truncate
input()
except
is not

31. Create a variable.
math.sqrt(a)
=
read
if

32. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
&
if
=
Variables

33. assignment operator
else
=
file.readline()
//=

34. square root
math.sqrt(a)
^
a%b
.py

35. adds an item to a list
continue
append()
del
str()

36. An operator that removes a value from a list.
int()
|
del
=

37. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
//=
%s
^
=

38. modulo
-=
+=
file.readline()
a%b

39. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
<
is not
del

40. exponentiation
*=
a**b
int()
<<

41. Function to read the contents of a file
read
def
-=
not in

42. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
()
|
close
assignment

43. floor division AND assignment operator
%
//=
#
*readline

44. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
open()
=
pass
/

45. Symbol to multiply things
math.sqrt(a)
<<
a**b
*

46. Adds something to a variable
if
=
n
close

47. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
.py
a//b
def
is

48. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
while
argv
or
def

49. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
file.seek()
a%b
class
math.sqrt(a)

50. Adds a new line character
-
**=
n
/=