Topic 7

Question 1

How is the development of python maintained?

Answer 1

Though the use of PEPs

Question 2

The python philosophy is contained within which PEP?

Answer 2

Number 20

Question 3

Which import module will display the Zen/philosophy of python?

Answer 3

import this

Question 4

Which IDE ships by default with python?

Answer 4

IDLE

Question 5

Which key combination will exit the Python shell when accessed through the terminal in a Linux environment?

1. ) Alt + X
2. ) Ctrl +D
3. ) Ctrl + F6
4. ) Alt +F12

Answer 5

Ctrl+D

Question 6

Which characteristics describe the Python programming language?

1. ) It is a compiled language
2. ) It is an open source language
3. ) It is an assembly language
4. ) It is an interpreted language.

Answer 6

It is an open source language.

It is an interpreted language.

Question 7

Under which menu item will you find commands for “Dedent Region” and “Untabify Region” in IDLE?

1. ) Edit
2. ) Format
3. ) Options
4. ) Windows

Answer 7

Format

Question 8

What command and format is required to display the help information for any function?

Answer 8

help(input)

Question 9

In what format does the input function read in user input?

1. ) String
2. ) Boolean
3. ) Array
4. ) Object

Answer 9

String

Question 10

By default, how many spaces are code suites indented when using the Python IDLE?

1. ) 3
2. ) 4
3. ) 2
4. ) 5

Answer 10

4

Question 11

Explain what is meant by the use of this operator.

x**y

Answer 11

This is an exponent. In other words, x raised to the power of y

Question 12

What type of variable will x be?

x = 5.

Answer 12

float

Question 13

How many instances are there in the Boolean class?

Answer 13

Two

Either True of False

Question 14

In relation to the Boolean class, zero values are considered to have what value?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Which statement accurately describes the bool class?

1. ) Boolean Or returns the first False or the last True value
2. ) Boolean Not returns False if the operand is True
3. ) Zero values are considered True
4. ) The bool class is a subclass of the array class

Answer 15

Boolean Not returns False if the operand is True

Question 16

What data type is now represented by int in Python 3?

1. ) Float
2. ) Short
3. ) Decimal
4. ) Long

Answer 16

Long

Question 17

Which statement will correctly assign x as an infinite number?

x = infinity
x = int('inf')
x = float('inf')
x = pos_infinity

Answer 17

x = float(‘inf’)