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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. prints its parameter to the console
print()
del
Variables
input()

2. Function to open or read a file
*=
print
/
open()

3. multiply AND assignment operator
#
*=
+
file.seek()

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

-
%=
for

5. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
/=
or
len()
int()

6. Function to write something to a file
write
#
|
append()

7. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
^
==
%d
^

8. Argument variable
argv
a//b
-=
/=

9. modulo
print()
%=
a%b
if

10. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
*readline
if
elif (Else if)
%d

11. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
or
==
floating point number
print

12. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
n
truncate
=
:

13. Adds a new line character
for
n
except
close

14. Adds something to a variable
|
^
=
is not

15. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
int()
=
not in
()

16. deletes an item from a list
del
read
%=
*=

17. asks the user for a response and returns that response
-=
*=
input()
int()

18. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
~
elif (Else if)
file.truncate()
a**b

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

20. exponent AND assignment operator
=
.py
float
**=

21. 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
n
%r
<<
<

22. multiply AND assignment operator
open()
>=
*=
-

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

24. turns an object into a string
str()
math.sqrt(a)
len()
while

25. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
*
+
*truncate
:

26. Command to print to the screen
#
+=
argv
print

27. adds an item to a list
=
^
>>
append()

28. prints its parameter to the console
abs(a)
<
except
print()

29. 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
=
input()
==

30. Create a variable.
/=
=
*=
not

31. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
insert()
Variables
def
raise

32. 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()
return

33. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
file.truncate()
class
int
assignment

34. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
def
n
>>
format string

35. Function to read the contents of a file
=
read
//=
#

36. Less than or equal to symbol
pass
return
<=
write

37. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
>
int
|
except

38. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
and
%s
math.sqrt(a)
//=

39. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%s
%r
:
len()

40. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
str
floating point number
for
class

41. Function to write something to a file
write
>=
math.sqrt(a)
readline

42. empties the file
file.truncate()
assignment
argv
+

43. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
print()
.py
and

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

45. adds an item to a list
<
def
round()
append()

46. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
break
%r
%d
:

47. Less than or equal to symbol
read
()
<=
.py

48. Reads just one line of a text file.
*readline
insert()
print
str()

49. Less than symbol
abs(a)
truncate
^
<

50. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
<
insert()
()
%