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Basic Python Programming

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Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
=
truncate
.py

2. subtract AND assignment operator
print()
else
-=
argv

3. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
/=
and
break
*read

4. Argument variable
<
elif (Else if)
/=
argv

5. Adds a new line character
a//b
n
=
file.write(stuff)

6. Function to open or read a file
open()
=
=
readline

7. unction to read one line of a file
float
>
readline
def

8. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
<
%
class
%s

9. Less than or equal to symbol
<=
file.seek()
format string
~

10. Greater than symbol
>
%=
.py
argv

11. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
>
%d
round()
argv

12. End header line.
abs(a)
%d
:
str()

13. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
print
break
round()
append()

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.
.py
#
floating point number

15. Adds a new line character
a**b
*truncate
len()
n

16. 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
^
elif (Else if)
else
%=

17. Writes stuff to the file.
for
print
*write(stuff)
~

18. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
>
|
round()
abs(a)

19. prints its parameter to the console
insert()
print()
>>
%s

20. Less than or equal to symbol
floating point number
*
%r
<=

21. multiply AND assignment operator
append()
for
readline
*=

22. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
else
*read
a**b
int

23. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
in
n
*=
len()

24. divide AND assignment operator
%=
print()
*
/=

25. asks the user for a response and returns that response
**=
open()
input()
in

26. Command to print to the screen
=
print
except
a%b

27. Greater than or equal symbol.
=
format string
>=
*write(stuff)

28. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
~
for
int
in

29. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
%=
%
class
return

30. This statement causes an exception.
Variables
if
+=
raise

31. Function to read the contents of a file
/=
read
%=
=

32. Symbol to subtract things from each other
argument variable
-
str
file.readline()

33. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
print
a//b
int

34. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
/
abs(a)
%=
del

35. exponentiation
=
a**b
a%b
pass

36. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
%d
return
:
/=

37. absolute value
abs(a)
elif (Else if)
-=
<

38. Greater than symbol
*read
else
if
>

39. adds an item to a list
append()
#
round()
a//b

40. turns an object into an integer
readline
else
for
int()

41. floor division AND assignment operator
close
>>
in
//=

42. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
continue
|
<

43. Command to print to the screen
%
print
a%b
<<

44. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
#
truncate
+
int()

45. Function to write something to a file
&
~
//=
write

46. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
str
is
close
file.truncate()

47. 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.
print()
//=
=
in

48. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
str()
del
and
=

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

50. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
+=
try
in
a//b