1. Hello Python

Question 1

The name Python comes from —- —-

Answer 1

Monty Python!

Question 2

a = 3
is an example of —- —–

Answer 2

variable assignment

Question 3

Python is different from Java and C++ when it comes to variables in that…

Answer 3

• You don’t need to declare variables before using them
• You don’t need to tell Python the variable type

Question 4

How do you call a function in Python?

Explain through an example

Answer 4

• Function name
• Brackets
• Argument(s) within brackets

E.g. print("hello")

Question 5

How do you write comments in Python?

Answer 5

By using the # symbol

Question 6

How can you identify a code block within Python?

Answer 6

• Colon at the end of the line (:)
• Followed by indentation

For example:

if spam_amount > 0:
    print("But I don't want ANY spam!")

Question 7

Give an example of operator overloading

Answer 7

• sybmol can be used to multiply two numbers AND can also be used to repeat a string a number of times

viking_song = "Spam " * spam_amount

Question 8

What type of variable is this?
a = 3.5

Answer 8

Float

Question 9

How can you find out the type of variable in Python?

Answer 9

type(spam_amount)

Question 10

How can I found out the following floor division
10 / 3 = 3
i.e. ignore the fraction of the quotient

Answer 10

a // b

Question 11

How can I found it the following modulus
10 / 3 = 1
i.e. integer remainder, after division

Answer 11

a % b

Question 12

How can I convert the following…
6.75 -> 6

Answer 12

int(6.75)

Question 13

How do you add a cell in notebooks below the current cell?

Answer 13

Click in current cell
Hit escape
Type the letter “b”