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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. 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
a%b
a**b
<<
close

2. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
open()
str()
%r
()

3. assignment operator
<
=
and
**=

4. writes stuff to the file
argument variable
argv
file.write(stuff)
assignment

5. Greater than symbol
<
>
<
=

6. exponentiation
in
Variables
a**b
truncate

7. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
~
open()
else
write

8. 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
open()
except
~

9. Create a variable.
abs(a)
=
#
//=

10. Symbol to subtract things from each other
#
-
.py
file.readline()

11. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
str
file.seek()
argv
~

12. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
<<
elif (Else if)
break
except

13. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
==
not
~
abs(a)

14. modulo
a%b
a**b
len()
floating point number

15. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
return
str
a**b
^

16. Symbol to add things together
%
+
=
%=

17. 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.
a//b
in
break
*

18. Function to open or read a file
n
a%b
open()
^

19. Adds something to a variable
=
>>
a**b
is

20. 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
^
if
for
argument variable

21. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
if
|
%s
n

22. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
==
truncate
insert()
abs(a)

23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
//=
for
def
round()

24. multiply AND assignment operator
a//b
abs(a)
*=
<

25. Adds something to a variable
=
int()
readline
>=

26. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
n
pass
format string
else

27. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
except
break
insert()
*

28. adds an item to a list
truncate
+=
>>
append()

29. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
/
^
<<

30. divide AND assignment operator
append()
a%b
/=
*write(stuff)

31. 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
assignment
print
^
~

32. modulus AND assignment operator
%=
file.truncate()
insert()
%s

33. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
+=
~
if
%r

34. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
len()
*read
==
//=

35. End header line.
print()
#
print
:

36. single line comment
#
and
|
else

37. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
file.readline()
insert()
return
input()

38. Symbol to subtract things from each other
<<
~
int
-

39. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
file.truncate()
class
file.readline()
-=

40. empties the file
append()
file.truncate()
for
input()

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

42. absolute value
abs(a)
/=
int()
write

43. deletes an item from a list
a%b
&
del
+

44. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
try
<<
write
del

45. Less than or equal to symbol
<=
is not
pass
truncate

46. unction to read one line of a file
print
break
float
readline

47. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
<
file.truncate()
and
del

48. Greater than or equal symbol.
>
//=
>=
=

49. Argument variable
%
argv
>>
<

50. floor division AND assignment operator
read
except
//=
*truncate