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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. 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
math.sqrt(a)
>=
>>
len()

2. Less than or equal to symbol
<=
==
truncate
//=

3. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
|
-=
read
def

4. turns an object into a string
str()
read
==
or

5. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
file.write(stuff)
>
truncate

6. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
=
len()
append()
=

7. An operator that removes a value from a list.
del
#
in
else

8. multiply AND assignment operator
^
try
insert()
*=

9. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
format string
or
/
**=

10. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
float
round()
%r
in

11. Reads just one line of a text file.
()
>=
read
*readline

12. unction to read one line of a file
readline
class
input()
-=

13. End header line.
insert()
print()
:
*=

14. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
/=
def
-

15. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
a**b
del
class
for

16. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
file.seek()
a**b
()
while

17. modulus AND assignment operator
readline
open()
%=
int

18. Adds something to a variable
a%b
if
=
%d

19. turns an object into a string
str()
write
print()
except

20. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
%r
write
/
/=

21. absolute value
*=
==
readline
abs(a)

22. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
:
is
*
a%b

23. Create a variable.
>>
=
&
input()

24. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
*truncate
del
=
Variables

25. modulo
abs(a)
>
a%b
+=

26. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
|
>>
truncate
round()

27. Symbol to add things together
>=
def
*=
+

28. Symbol to multiply things
<<
return
*
&

29. Function to write something to a file

^
write
Variables

30. add AND assignment operator
if
print
str
+=

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

32. deletes an item from a list
>>
del
-=
print()

33. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
format string
*=
read
if

34. ,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.
=

elif (Else if)
-=

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

36. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
elif (Else if)
//=
+
&

37. adds an item to a list
append()
>>
print
%s

38. exponentiation
/=
or
and
a**b

39. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
write
*
%
*readline

40. Greater than symbol
>
float
print
-=

41. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
int()
in
float
/

42. adds an item to a list
%=
print()
==
append()

43. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
in
del
^
/=

44. square root
str
math.sqrt(a)
n
>>

45. floor division
a//b
-
format string
argv

46. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
:
=
in
Variables

47. Command to print to the screen
print
truncate
input()
str

48. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
Variables
for
except
>

49. The extension for Python scripts
a%b
.py
while
<

50. Greater than symbol
if
>
#
~