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Basic Python Programming

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. divide AND assignment operator






2. Less than symbol






3. 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.






4. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.






5. adds an item to a list






6. Adds something to a variable






7. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






8. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol






9. A statement that breaks out of a loop.






10. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.






11. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.






12. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






13. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.






14. exponentiation






15. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.






16. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.






17. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.






18. adds an item to a list






19. 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.






20. add AND assignment operator






21. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.






22. Adds a new line character






23. floor division AND assignment operator






24. This statement causes an exception.






25. square root






26. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






27. Command to print to the screen






28. divide AND assignment operator






29. Greater than or equal symbol.






30. Greater than symbol






31. floor division AND assignment operator






32. 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






33. unction to read one line of a file






34. Greater than or equal symbol.






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






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






37. 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






38. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






39. deletes an item from a list






40. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.






41. ,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.






42. Writes stuff to the file.






43. asks the user for a response and returns that response






44. turns an object into a string






45. Symbol to add things together






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






47. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.






48. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.






49. Function to open or read a file






50. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.