Jeopardy 4

Vocabulary

100

Nesting

The process of placing code inside another command. Four spaces or one tab. 

200

Function

Contains a block of code that can be called at any point later in the program, any number of times

300

While loop

Runs until a condition is met or a specific value is held inside the test variable

400

Index

The position of an item in a list

500

console

a programming environment that only inputs & outputs text

This command does...

100

stage_image = stage_list[1]

Stores the second item in stage_list as the value of stage_image

200

  timer *= 0.8

Multiplies timer by 0.8

300

random.randint(1, 10)

Generates a random number between 1 and 10.

400

list.append("shark")

Adds a shark sprite to the end of the list. 

500

len()

Calculates the length of a sting or list. 

Data Type By Color

100

Orange 

Variables

200

Blue

Integers and Floats

300

Grey

Comment Code

400

Green

Strings

500

White

Dot Notation 

This command does...(2)

100

my_display = codesters.Display(rand_num, -0, 0)

Displays the value of rand_num at 0, 0

200

savings = sum(coins)

Stores the total value of all the items in coins inside of savings

300

if "#" not in hidden_list:

 Runs the code nested inside if there is not # in hidden_list

400

purpose.split()

Splits the value stored in purpose into a list of individual letters

500

str(quotient)

Converts the value of quotient to a string

Debugging

100

def whiskers():

    tiger.glide_to(50, -150)

    stage.wait(2)

    whiskers.say("Meow.")

    stage.wait(2)

    whiskers.say("Meow. Meow.")

    stage.wait(2)

    whiskers.say("Meow.")

    tiger.flip_right_left()

    tiger.say("mew, mew")

    tiger.glide_to(300, -150)

whiskers()

Variable names and function names can't be the same

200

rainbow = ["red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "black"]

index = rainbow.index(5)

Index start with 0. This command is asking for the 6th item in a 5 item list.

300

def 3laps():

    stage.set_background("soccerfield")

    sprite.say("I try to practice every day.")

    sprite.move_left(200)

    sprite.move_right(400)

    sprite.move_left(400)

    sprite.move_right(400)

    sprite.move_left(400)

    sprite.move_right(200)

3laps()

Function names can't start with a number 

400

to_do = ["finish homework", "clean room", "practice instrument"]

my_list.remove("finish homework")

Remove command is assigned to my_list instead of to_do

500

def number_generator():

    rand_num = random.randint(1,100)

    return rand_num

my_display = codesters.Display(rand_num, 0, 150)

There is no return variable storing the value created in the function. See correct code below

def number_generator():

    rand_num = random.randint(1,100)

    return rand_num

my_num = number_generator()

my_display = codesters.Display(my_num, 0, 150)