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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. prints its parameter to the console
print()
input()
else
-

2. assignment operator
file.truncate()
=
+
is not

3. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
continue
readline
truncate
#

4. multiply AND assignment operator
>>
Variables
*=
and

5. 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.
not in
str
int
math.sqrt(a)

6. Less than or equal to symbol
if
**=
n
<=

7. inserts an item inside a list at a certain index
str
>=
insert()
abs(a)

8. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
abs(a)
//=
len()
else

9. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
is not
#
.py
close

10. Function to write something to a file
%
is
class
write

11. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
%
round()
:
append()

12. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
%d
raise
a**b
assignment

13. sets the file's current position
Variables
print
<=
file.seek()

14. Argument variable
close
argv
%=
<<

15. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
in
%r
%s
truncate

16. A built-in function that takes any value and converts it to an integer if possible - or complains otherwise.
|
int
return
raise

17. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
%=
>=
if
for

18. End header line.
*
print
:
str()

19. This keyword creates a new class object which is a user-defined type - like a factory for creating objects.
class
try
if
a//b

20. Prints a string to the screen which will be Unicode.
continue
*=
file.readline()
%s

21. prints its parameter to the console
#
print()
a**b
=

22. Argument variable
argv
%d
/=
and

23. Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111
-=
close
>>
file.readline()

24. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
round()
del
-=
a**b

25. Adds something to a variable
=
input()
else
-

26. A statement that breaks out of a loop.
open()
print()
=
break

27. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
not
continue
argv
=

28. Less than or equal to symbol
Variables
|
&
<=

29. turns an object into an integer
&
int()
input()
<<

30. subtract AND assignment operator
()
*truncate
str()
-=

31. A statement that ends the current iteration of a loop but continues looping.
*=
continue
>>
&

32. exponentiation
append()
*
close
a**b

33. Writes stuff to the file.
and
try
*write(stuff)
#

34. A string that begins with the % symbol and contains a sequence of printable characters and format specifiers that determine how values output should look.
~
abs(a)
format string
else

35. Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111
-
n
>>
>

36. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
and
for
*

37. Command to print to the screen
file.write(stuff)
%d
>=
print

38. divide AND assignment operator
/=
int()
format string
not in

39. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
in
in
//=
or

40. A built-in function that converts integers and strings to floating-point numbers.
**=
in
open()
float

41. adds an item to a list
readline
file.seek()
append()
a**b

42. modulo
//=
a%b
Variables
math.sqrt(a)

43. add AND assignment operator
&
%d
+=
close

44. absolute value
abs(a)
#
argv
not

45. unction to read one line of a file
in
**=
not
readline

46. Less than symbol
in
argument variable
<
not

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

48. adds an item to a list
append()
close
#
%d

49. Reads the contents of the file you can assign the result to a variable.
int()
&
float
*read

50. Symbol to add things together
+
readline
-
()