Python Chapter 6

Question 1

temporary variable:

Answer 1

A variable used to store an intermediate value in a complex calculation.

Question 2

dead code:

Answer 2

Part of a program that can never be executed, often because it appears after a return statement.

Question 3

None:

Answer 3

A special value returned by functions that have no return statement or a return statement without an argument.

Question 4

incremental development:

Answer 4

A program development plan intended to avoid debugging by adding and testing only a small amount of code at a time.

Question 5

scaffolding:

Answer 5

Code that is used during program development but is not part of the final version.

Question 6

guardian:

Answer 6

A programming pattern that uses a conditional statement to check for and handle circumstances that might cause an error.