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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. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
insert()
()
*=
*read

2. turns an object into a string
str()
not
file.write(stuff)
a//b

3. Function to write something to a file
>=
write
.py
-=

4. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
insert()
a%b
>=
int

5. Prevents a runtime error from stopping the program.
class
in
if
except

6. Greater than or equal symbol.
>=
>>
append()
str()

7. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
continue
%r
-=
file.seek()

8. Symbol used to create comments
#
^
in
&

9. Command to print to the screen
*readline
print
a//b
close

10. 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).
floating point number
write
is not
-=

11. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
a//b
+=
a//b
truncate

12. assignment operator
and
<
=
-

13. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
assignment
if
input()
*readline

14. Argument variable
%=
argv
<
del

15. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
|
floating point number
**=
len()

16. Symbol to subtract things from each other
-
<=
try
str

17. multiply AND assignment operator
*=
close
a**b
assignment

18. assignment operator
=
~
while
argv

19. Adds something to a variable
*readline
=
class
&

20. Command to print to the screen
a//b
<<
%
print

21. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
a//b
/=
break
+=

22. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
if
input()
/
write

23. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
~
print()
>
len()

24. Symbol used to create comments
for
argument variable
#
argv

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
int()
*truncate
<<
~

26. Less than or equal to symbol
//=
round()
file.write(stuff)
<=

27. deletes an item from a list
**=
def
del
len()

28. Symbol to add things together
else
del
+
raise

29. absolute value
=
n
abs(a)
file.readline()

30. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
:
&
=
file.truncate()

31. Create a variable.
def
close
=
==

32. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
format string
return
print()
print()

33. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
print
%r
is
close

34. divide AND assignment operator
/=
int()
del
len()

35. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
%d
return
open()
print

36. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
/=
del
%s
*=

37. floor division AND assignment operator
*
=
>>
//=

38. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
truncate
**=
-
pass

39. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
is
try
%
if

40. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
len()
in
argv
print()

41. 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.
try
open()
*
not in

42. prints its parameter to the console
:
=
print()
in

43. turns an object into an integer
^
append()
=
int()

44. multiply AND assignment operator
==
argv
*=
float

45. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
%
class
file.write(stuff)
<=

46. 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
*=
+=
^
float

47. turns an object into a string
+
str()
abs(a)
>

48. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
#
Variables
readline
%s

49. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
for
==
if
append()

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

*read
~