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Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command to print to the screen






2. Writes stuff to the file.






3. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.






4. Less than or equal to symbol






5. modulus AND assignment operator






6. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.






7. Argument variable






8. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.






9. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.






10. End header line.






11. single line comment






12. A logical operator which compares two operands and produces True if they are equal and False otherwise






13. End header line.






14. 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.






15. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.






16. unction to read one line of a file






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






18. 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






19. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()






20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.






21. assignment operator






22. Argument variable






23. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible






24. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose






25. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.






26. prints its parameter to the console






27. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()






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






29. Symbol to subtract things from each other






30. multiply AND assignment operator






31. subtract AND assignment operator






32. 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






33. modulo






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






35. Symbol to multiply things






36. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at






37. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.






38. This keyword attempts to do something that would cause the program to crash if it were not for this statement.






39. prints its parameter to the console






40. adds an item to a list






41. Function to open or read a file






42. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.






43. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.






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






45. Reads just one line of a text file.






46. Adds a new line character






47. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.






48. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index






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






50. Greater than or equal symbol.