Coding With Python Section A"Hello World!"—Python Style

syntax error

An error that results when an instruction does not follow the syntax rules, or grammar, of the programming language.

Bug

In the context of programming, an error that must be found and corrected.

String

In the context of computer programming, a sequence of characters, such as a word or a sentence, that can include letters, numerals, symbols, and punctuation marks.

Comment

In the context of computer programming, an annotation placed in the code by a programmer that is not executed at runtime

Syntax

In the context of programming languages, refers to the grammar rules that create valid program statements.

Code

One or more statements written as part of a computer program.

Compiler

Software that translates a program written in a high-level language into low-level instructions before the program is executed.

Concatenation

The process of combining two or more strings within a computer program.

Debugging

The process of testing and correcting a computer program.

Coding

The process of writing statements using a computer programming language.

Interpreter

A program that converts high-level instructions in a computer program into machine language instructions, one instruction at a time.

Debugger

A programming utility that helps programmers locate and correct syntax and logic errors.

logic error

A runtime error in the logic or design of a computer program

IDE

A set of programming tools, typically including an editor, a compiler, and a debugger, packaged into an application for creating programs.

code editor

A software tool, similar to a word processor, that can be used to write computer programs.

Algorithm

An abstract or general procedure for solving a problem, typically expressed as pseudocode, structured English, or a flowchart.