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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. divide AND assignment operator
a**b
/=
=
//=

2. The extension for Python scripts
:
+=
.py
*read

3. Empties the file - watch out if you care about the file.
else
try
*truncate
%r

4. Adds a new line character
/=
for
close
n

5. Less than symbol
assignment
truncate
<
|

6. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
>
#
not in
round()

7. Symbol to multiply things
break
<<
class
*

8. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
float
else
read
()

9. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
>
close
/
for

10. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
%d
break
truncate
try

11. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
read

Variables
print()

12. modulus AND assignment operator
read
%=
n
>=

13. assignment operator
&
=
pass
open()

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

15. turns an object into a string
str()
*=
abs(a)
<<

16. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
int
+
*=
len()

17. deletes an item from a list
del
**=
return
>=

18. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
-=
round()
close
~

19. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
a%b
truncate
#
else

20. Symbol to subtract things from each other
file.write(stuff)
-
#
=

21. This keyword begins a header for a body that repeats until the condition is no longer true.
append()
~
while
+

22. floor division
len()
a//b
a**b
#

23. Greater than or equal symbol.
round()
assignment
>=
del

24. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
#
in
append()
insert()

25. 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
//=
<<
float
=

26. 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).
def
math.sqrt(a)
is not
try

27. 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
file.write(stuff)
del
=
>>

28. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
open()
**=
=
truncate

29. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
+
is
~
&

30. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
is
and
open()
%s

31. Function to read the contents of a file
>
not
read
.py

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
len()
=
~
&

33. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
Variables
>=
==
-=

34. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
print
len()
%
:

35. floor division AND assignment operator
.py
a%b

//=

36. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
#
if
|
open()

37. asks the user for a response and returns that response
del
input()
print
<<

38. adds an item to a list
+
for
write
append()

39. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
open()
len()
:
%

40. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
is
/
>=
Variables

41. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
return
def
/
|

42. An operator that removes a value from a list.
**=
argv
round()
del

43. Symbol to subtract things from each other
read
<<
abs(a)
-

44. 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
^
int
**=
/=

45. Create a variable.
/=
=
len()
+=

46. Argument variable
argv
truncate
str()
argument variable

47. multiply AND assignment operator
<<
float
:
*=

48. Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x not in y - here not in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
=
~
not in
pass

49. add AND assignment operator
else
read
+=
-

50. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
*
return
and