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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. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
+
while
insert()
<

2. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
else
<<
del
truncate

3. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
class
not
a//b
floating point number

4. Function to open or read a file
break
return
*
open()

5. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
for
argument variable
is not
+

6. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
math.sqrt(a)
open()
return
while

7. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
print
**=
truncate

8. Less than or equal to symbol
-=
len()
open()
<=

9. Symbol to add things together
^
=
file.readline()
+

10. The extension for Python scripts
.py
#
a%b
a//b

11. floor division
a//b
argv
assignment
else

12. deletes an item from a list
del
str()
print
<<

13. modulus AND assignment operator
int()
file.seek()
str
%=

14. 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
readline
and
abs(a)
^

15. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
==
argument variable
%s
assignment

16. asks the user for a response and returns that response
input()
*
%s
if

17. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
and
else
&

18. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
is
=
print
-

19. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
%d
<<
%=
insert()

20. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
truncate
//=
and
pass

21. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
|
a**b
return
def

22. 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
>>
del
len()
a%b

23. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
and
insert()
file.write(stuff)
break

24. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%
input()
.py
if

25. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
for
=
/
-=

26. assignment operator
=
:
append()
>=

27. ,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.
append()
^

abs(a)

28. 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
<<
*truncate
Variables
except

29. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
is not
.py
==
/=

30. Adds a new line character
=
n
a%b
**=

31. Argument variable
=
*write(stuff)
try
argv

32. Writes stuff to the file.
argv
def
and
*write(stuff)

33. modulo
**=
%s
a%b
read

34. unction to read one line of a file
print()
open()
readline
%r

35. Greater than symbol
=
|
>
insert()

36. assignment operator
abs(a)
int()
=
str

37. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
math.sqrt(a)
del
for
return

38. prints its parameter to the console
+=
print()
read
*readline

39. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
int()
not
round()
~

40. Less than or equal to symbol
argument variable
<=
%
=

41. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
len()
.py
%r
%r

42. An operator that removes a value from a list.
else
n
del
==

43. Symbol to multiply things
^
*
/
Variables

44. Adds a new line character
%
%s
n
raise

45. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
file.truncate()
>=
except
print()

46. turns an object into a string
str()
class
%=
//=

47. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
in
del
class
*write(stuff)

48. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
file.seek()
**=
try
abs(a)

49. exponentiation
a**b
a%b
input()
#

50. turns an object into an integer
not
int()
input()
==