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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
in
/=
:
+=

2. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
round()
#
()
continue

3. Argument variable
argv
%=
%=
math.sqrt(a)

4. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.
>>
assignment
try
not in

5. Less than symbol
%r
str()
<
write

6. floor division
print
a//b
*read
file.truncate()

7. Turns a line into a comment instead of executable code.
#
==
return
.py

8. prints its parameter to the console
>
print()
argument variable
=

9. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
str()
break
-
%r

10. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
int()
not
Variables
>=

11. Command to print to the screen
&
#
print
if

12. 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
assignment
write
<<
a//b

13. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
>
*
readline
for

14. Less than or equal to symbol
for
<=
#
%s

15. Argument variable
/
class
except
argv

16. floor division AND assignment operator
>>
/=
%r
//=

17. exponentiation
<
is not
a**b
#

18. add AND assignment operator
if
read
is
+=

19. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
a**b
=
argv
for

20. Function to write something to a file
readline
return
write
class

21. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
n
print()
%r
&

22. Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true. (a and b) is true.
append()
and
%
close

23. Symbol to subtract things from each other
.py
/=
class
-

24. turns an object into a string
input()
round()
str()
-=

25. ,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.

<
=
a**b

26. modulus AND assignment operator
%=
|
+=
&

27. A statement that displays a value on the screen.
%d
print
floating point number
-=

28. The extension for Python scripts
.py
close
int()
n

29. subtract AND assignment operator
%=
>>
return
-=

30. Adds a new line character
n
-=
|
a**b

31. Reads just one line of a text file.
*readline
del
/
is

32. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
int
not in
close
-

33. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
^
insert()
*readline
len()

34. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
readline
==
>>
read

35. The extension for Python scripts
|
write
str()
.py

36. turns an object into a string
-=
str()
break
readline

37. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise
file.truncate()
Variables
file.write(stuff)
==

38. modulus AND assignment operator
int
*
write
%=

39. Function to write something to a file
def
write
-=
floating point number

40. absolute value
abs(a)
*=
Variables
=

41. Writes stuff to the file.
print
*read
abs(a)
*write(stuff)

42. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
%s
//=
a//b
int()

43. Greater than or equal symbol.
>=
-
.py
and

44. asks the user for a response and returns that response
input()
*truncate
file.write(stuff)
assignment

45. add AND assignment operator
round()
elif (Else if)
+=
abs(a)

46. A logical operator which requires two expressions to both be true.
and
=
~
assignment

47. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
int
>=
and
break

48. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
round()
.py
.py
%s

49. Symbol to multiply things
-
*
close
=

50. Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands. (a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
<
if
&
^