Glossary

Question 1

Introspection

Answer 1

ability to determine the type of an object at runtime

Question 2

String Interpolation

Answer 2

process of substituting values of variables into placeholders in a string

Question 3

Sentinel Value

Answer 3

unique placeholder value
- default value
- return value
- missing data
None

Question 4

Variadic Function

Answer 4

function that can accept a variable number of arguments

Question 5

Class Explosion Problem

Answer 5

situation where an excessive number of classes are created to represent various entities or functionalities, leading to overly complex, hard-to-maintain, and inefficient code

Question 6

Diamond Problem

Answer 6

complication that arises in multiple inheritance when a class inherits from two classes that both inherit from a single base class