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Basic Python Programming

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1. 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.
argument variable
append()
==
continue

2. add AND assignment operator
argv
*
+=
%

3. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
for
argv
<
==

4. asks the user for a response and returns that response
//=
n
print()
input()

5. Greater than symbol
=
*=
>
a//b

6. Symbol to add things together
=
^
+
except

7. 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
not in

8. multiply AND assignment operator
-=
raise
*=
%=

9. asks the user for a response and returns that response
str()
input()
argument variable
a//b

10. modulus AND assignment operator
append()
try
%=
()

11. ,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
<

%

12. prints its parameter to the console
print()
%d
int()
while

13. empties the file
except
print()
|
file.truncate()

14. turns an object into a string
abs(a)
str()
==
&

15. Adds a new line character
/=
n
is not
readline

16. Argument variable
%s
write
print
argv

17. An operator that removes a value from a list.
+=
#
del
%s

18. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
print
int
del
open()

19. This statement causes an exception.
%r
=
raise
<

20. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
*=
>
except
file.write(stuff)

21. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
+
open()
round()

22. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
while
or
close
>

23. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
abs(a)
print()
&
%d

24. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
in
*truncate
=
def

25. Symbol to subtract things from each other
*
-
print
in

26. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
-=
%s
>
*

27. Function to write something to a file
write
+=
%
open()

28. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
-
%
break
continue

29. assignment operator
=
or
<
int()

30. 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
def
readline
>>
str()

31. modulo
a%b
def
abs(a)
raise

32. absolute value
+
n
file.readline()
abs(a)

33. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
n
%r
a%b
input()

34. The extension for Python scripts
//=
try
+
.py

35. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
class
or
str
del

36. 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
argv
.py
if
<<

37. End header line.
()
a//b
**=
:

38. Function to open or read a file
argv
open()
*read
Variables

39. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
Variables
%s
insert()
|

40. Symbol to multiply things
=
abs(a)
()
*

41. adds an item to a list
=
append()
assignment
<

42. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
==
append()
>=
and

43. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
%r
>
()
print

44. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
**=
print()
if
%r

45. Symbol used to create comments
*read
:

#

46. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
-=
file.readline()
:
not

47. deletes an item from a list
.py
del
open()
%s

48. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
+=
is not
elif (Else if)
int

49. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
Variables
*=
open()
n

50. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
pass
|
/
+=

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