Python Syntax

Question 1

Variable? Example?

Answer 1

A variable stores a piece of data and gives it a specific name.

Eg. “Spam - 5”; the variable spam now stores the number 5

Question 2

Boolean? Example?

Answer 2

A boolean is like a light switch. It can only have two values, and can only be on (True) or off (False). It is an example of a data type

Eg. a = true, b = false

Question 3

Whitespace?

Answer 3

Used to structure code in Python. It separates statements. If the Whitespace is wrong, errors may be returned

Eg. IndentationError

Question 4

Interpreter

Answer 4

Runs code line by line and checks for any errors

Question 5

Single Line Comments

Answer 5

Lines that start with a “#” or hash are IDed by Python as comments and are not run as code.

Question 6

Multi-Line Comments

Answer 6

Multi-line comments are noted “”” comments go in here “”” - three quotation marks on each side. Everything in this block will be identified as comments

Question 7

Exponentiation

Answer 7

Math combined with other types and commands in Python to create useful programs

eg. eight = 2 ** 3

Question 8

Modulo

Answer 8

Returns the remainder from a division

eg. 3 % 2 will return 1 because 2 goes into 3 once and 1 remains

Question 9

Data Type? Example?

Answer 9

A data type is a piece of information, such as a number or boolean.