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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. empties the file
<<
file.truncate()
read
break

2. Create a variable.
-=
str()
=
for

3. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
~
a**b
for
floating point number

4. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
pass
/
else
while

5. Greater than or equal symbol.
>=
or
read
continue

6. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
floating point number
%s
round()

7. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
float
//=
truncate
<<

8. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
break
=
n
print()

9. The extension for Python scripts
insert()
elif (Else if)
.py
readline

10. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
~
print
def
%d

11. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
while
if
str()
for

12. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
format string
=
print
class

13. turns an object into a string
+
append()
str()
argv

14. ,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.
-
truncate
for

15. modulus AND assignment operator
a%b
%=
#
append()

16. floor division AND assignment operator
return
insert()
//=
is

17. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
int
if
str()

18. Symbol to add things together
+
=
>>
%s

19. Adds a new line character
n
str()
%d
**=

20. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
*
while
|
%r

21. This statement causes an exception.
a**b
=
raise
a**b

22. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
-=
()
//=
a**b

23. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
>
round()
>
=

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

25. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
floating point number
-=
==
raise

26. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
str
and
input()
==

27. Adds a new line character
-=
n
abs(a)
==

28. Function to read the contents of a file
and
^
read
==

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

30. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
break
:
and

31. Symbol to add things together
is
+
if
n

32. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
floating point number
open()
continue
+=

33. Reads just one line of a text file.
//=
*readline
<=
#

34. Function to write something to a file
file.readline()
write
or
*read

35. divide AND assignment operator
while
assignment
/=
read

36. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
insert()
=
truncate
round()

37. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
close
floating point number
insert()
==

38. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
^
readline
*read
%s

39. deletes an item from a list
del
print
format string
in

40. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
print
*truncate
<=
n

41. Command to print to the screen
print
<=
del
/

42. writes stuff to the file
floating point number
#
file.write(stuff)
%

43. deletes an item from a list
()
del
^
is

44. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).
is not
and
=
*=

45. turns an object into an integer
close
int()
%
else

46. Adds something to a variable
format string
+
=
print()

47. square root
def
*
/
math.sqrt(a)

48. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
for
is not
==
%

49. floor division
//=
*=
a//b
n

50. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
*write(stuff)
del
close
()