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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. Function to write something to a file
insert()
write
n
close

2. A data type for representing numbers with fractional values.
a//b
floating point number
read
def

3. multiply AND assignment operator
<

*=
*readline

4. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
str()
read
|
=

5. asks the user for a response and returns that response
float
return
input()
:

6. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%s
*read
%
str()

7. Command to print to the screen
-=
==
/
print

8. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
if
assignment
==
#

9. Function to read the contents of a file
*readline
input()
read
n

10. 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.
read
*=
not in
print

11. turns an object into a string
str()
def
**=
insert()

12. 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
print

13. turns an object into an integer
def
abs(a)
int()
^

14. exponentiation
open()
str()
a**b
&

15. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
insert()
%=
//=
<

16. Less than symbol
.py
<
or
readline

17. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
truncate
argument variable
insert()

18. square root
in
math.sqrt(a)
print
len()

19. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
round()
%
truncate
break

20. Less than or equal to symbol
float
input()
//=
<=

21. unction to read one line of a file
def
^
int()
readline

22. 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
>=
truncate
%s
<<

23. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
^
int
#
+

24. Greater than symbol
int()
>
~
&

25. Adds a new line character
/=
n
a//b
==

26. add AND assignment operator
a**b
%d
format string
+=

27. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
and
elif (Else if)
>=
%

28. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
==
abs(a)
is
*

29. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
round()
readline
except
Variables

30. 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
-
+
file.seek()

31. Adds something to a variable
=
-
a**b
>>

32. Symbol to add things together
*
+
*=
>

33. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
print()
|
return
()

34. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
str()
write
*write(stuff)
float

35. adds an item to a list
append()
>
#
**=

36. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
#
~
*write(stuff)
.py

37. Symbol used to create comments
print
#
==
abs(a)

38. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
str
if
-
>=

39. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
close
return
format string
>=

40. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
abs(a)
try
print

41. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
n
in
def
int

42. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
else
*readline
int()
close

43. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
<=
%s
return
in

44. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
if
**=
round()
*read

45. modulo
assignment
a%b
*write(stuff)
len()

46. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
argument variable
input()
#
a%b

47. Argument variable
break
round()
if
argv

48. An operator that removes a value from a list.
del
close
round()
not

49. Symbol to add things together
<=
-=
=
+

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