Python Week 1
False
The Python programming language was so named after a snake was discovered in the creator's office.
True.
The Python shell has an integrated help system.
True
The Python shell is great for exploring Python language features.
False
The assignment operator has higher precedence than the arithmetic operators.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Thonny is best described as which of the following?
A window in which Python statements and expressions are executed immediately.
What is the Python shell?
Ready SetGo
What output does the following code produce? print('Ready', end=' ') print('Set', end='') print('Go')
apple banana
What output does the following code produce? print('apple', 'banana')
False
A Python program must be enclosed in curly braces { } to be executed.
True
Thonny has a package manager that lets you install and update external Python packages.
1stPlace because an identifier cannot begin with a digit.
Which of the following is NOT a valid Python identifier?
The print statement is a call to a function
Which of the following statements is true?
False
Python 3 is backwards compatible to Python 2.
Procedural programming, object-oriented programming, and functional programming
Python embodies elements of which programming paradigm?
False
In dynamically typed languages, variables are declared to store a specific type of data.
True
Python is a general-purpose programming language, appropriate for solving problems in many areas of computing.
True
Python variables are created using an assignment statement.
False
Running a program that contains errors will cause the Thonny development environment to terminate.
True
Thonny displays code using syntax highlighting.
The difference between uppercase and lowercase letters matters
What does the term case sensitive mean?
Showing certain elements of program code in different colors
What is syntax coloring?
total_value because a variable name should use lowercase letters and an underscore to separate words.
Which of the following identifiers follows the convention for naming Python variables?
Guido van Rossum
Who developed the Python programming language?
False
In Python, the assignment statement is also an expression.
False
The value assigned to a variable must be numeric.
Jan-Feb-Mar
What output is produced by the following code? print('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', sep='-')
oak#elm#pine!
What output is produced by the following code? print('oak', 'elm', 'pine', end='!', sep='#')
45
What output is produced by the following code? print(15 + 30)
Readability counts, beautiful is better than ugly, explicit is better than implicit, complex is better than complicated, simple is better than complex
Which of the following is a principle embraced by the Python programming language?
True
You can store a value in a variable in the Python shell.
False
You must use a print statement to display the result of an expression in the Python shell.
False
Python variables that represent integers are NOT object reference variables.
True
The output of a Python program run in Thonny appears in the shell window.
True
The value assigned to a variable could be a floating point number.
True
The value of a variable can change throughout a program.
8
What value is assigned to the variable num by the following statement if the current value of num is 4? num = num * 2
False
A Python program must compiled into an executable form before it can be run.
