Python: Strings

Question 1

What will the following code print to terminal?

def print_some_characters(word):
for i in range(len(word)):
if i % 2 == 0:
print(word[i])

print_some_characters(“watermelon”)

Answer 1

w
t
r
e
o

Question 2

What character will be selected from the string cool_fruit = “watermelon” using the code cool_fruit[len(cool_fruit) - 2]?

Answer 2

“o”

Question 3

Which of the following expressions is False?

”s” in “watermelon”

“cherry” in “cherry”

“cran” in “cranberry”

“a” in “banana”

Answer 3

”s” in “watermelon”

Question 4

Consider the following function. What would it print to the terminal?

def tell_me_about_icecream(favorite_icecream):
response = “My favorite icecream is” + favorite_icecream + “.”
print(response)

tell_me_about_icecream(“chocolate”)

Answer 4

My favorite icecream ischocolate.

Question 5

Given the string least_favorite_fruit = “cantaloupe”, what piece of code would create a string that was equal to “lou” using slice?

Answer 5

least_favorite_fruit[5:8]

Question 6

What code would select the letter “p” from the string good_fruit = “Raspberry”?

Answer 6

good_fruit[3]