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Python Flashcards

1
Q

What year was Python invented?

A

1991

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2
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Why Python?

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-similar to English/Math
-support lots of frameworks/libraries
-easy to learn

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3
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What are 4 ways to use Python?

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-Web development
-Artificial intelligence
-Machine learning
-Data analytics

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4
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What is a key advantage of Python?

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Less code, speed to market

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5
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What does IDE stand for?

A

Integrated development environment

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6
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What 6 features does IDE Visual Code have?

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-auto-completion
-debugging
-code syntax
-highlighting
-white space
-indentation helpers

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7
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What are 3 reasons for commenting on code?

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-explain what code is intended to do
-let developers know code is depreciated
-add TO-DO comments for work to do at a later time

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8
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What are the 3 ways you can comment on code?

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-single-line
-multi-line
-inline

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9
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What is an example of a single-line comment?

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  • # this is my comment
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What is an example of multi-line comments?

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  • # this is my comment# and this too
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11
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What is an example of an online comment?

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X = 5 # this is my comment

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12
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What is a variable?

A

-a value that can change, depending on conditions or on information passed to the program

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13
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Can variables be changed?

A

Yes

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14
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What is an important rule about naming variables?

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Give meaningful names in context

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15
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What are two ways to name(write) variables?

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-camelcase
-snakecase

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16
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What is camelcase?

A

myName

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17
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What is snakecase?

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my_name

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18
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How do you delete a variable?

A

A = 10

del A

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19
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What is a data type?

A

An attribute associated with a piece of data that tells the computer how to interpret its value.

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20
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What are the 5 data types?

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-numeric
-sequence
-dictionary
-boolean
-set

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21
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What are the 3 types of numeric data types?

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-integer
-float
-complex

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22
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What is an integer?

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-non fractional number.
10, -10

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23
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What is a float?

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  • a number with decimal places
    10.5, 3.2
24
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What is a complex numeric data type?

A

Real and imaginary numbers
A = 10 + 10j

25
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What are the 3 types of sequence data types?

A
  • strings
  • lists
  • tuples
26
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What is a string?

A

Sequence of characters enclosed in single or double quotes

27
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What is the abbreviation for string?

A

str

28
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What are examples of strings?

A

‘John’
“This is a string”
Name = “John”

29
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What are lists?

A

Sequence of one or more types

30
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What brackets do lists use?

A

Square Brackets

31
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What is an example of a list?

A

list = [4, “hello”, A, 3.2]

32
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What is the abbreviation for lists?

A

list

33
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What are tuples?

A

An ordered sequence of one or more types

34
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What is a difference between lists and tuples?

A

Tuples are immutable.
Can not be changed or modified

35
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What is a dictionary?

A

Store data in a key value object structure

36
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What is the abbreviation for dictionary?

A

dict

37
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What is an example of a dictionary?

A

ed = {‘a’:22, ‘b’:44.2}

38
Q

What brackets do dictionaries use?

A

Curvy brackets

39
Q

What is a Boolean?

A

True or False statement

40
Q

What is the abbreviation for Boolean?

A

bool

41
Q

What is a set?

A

An unordered and non-indexed collection of non-repeated values

42
Q

How do you check a data type?

A

a = 10.0

print(type(a))

Class ‘float’

43
Q

What are 2 ways that you can write strings?

A

-single line
-multi-line

44
Q

What is an example of a single line string?

A

varA = “Hello World”

45
Q

What is an example of a multi-line string?

A

varB = “this is too big\
to fit on\
a single line”

46
Q

How do you access a character of a string?

A

name = “John”

print(name[2])

h

47
Q

How do you check the length of a string?

A

len()

name = “John”
print(len[name]

48
Q

What is concatenation?

A

Joining of separate strings

49
Q

How do you concatenate?

A

a = “Hello”
b = “World”

print(a + b)

Hello World

50
Q

What does == mean?

A

Equals

51
Q

What does != mean?

A

Not equal

52
Q

What does < mean?

A

Less than

53
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What does > mean?

A

More than

54
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What does <= mean?

A

Less than or equal too

55
Q

What does >= mean?

A

Greater than or equal too

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