Python - Programming

Basic Programming

100

This often comes after if/elif

What is else?

200

This loop runs forever.

What is a while True loop?

300

Boolean operators provide these as answers.

What is true and false?

400

This is an error that occurs when a character is incorrectly placed.

What is a syntax error?

500

This is the additional information passed to a function when it is called.

What are arguments?

Python

100

This function returns the length of a variable.

What is len()?

200

This is a way of repeating a set of code many times

What is a loop?

300

What keyword is used to display output to the screen in Python?

What is print () ?

400

If you want to add programmer to this list....

careers = ["doctor", "teacher", "accountant"]

careers.append("programmer")

500

What is the difference between int and float?

• int = whole numbers

• float = decimal numbers

Python Symbols

100

This is the operator used to concatenate.

What is +?

200

This symbol is used to comment out one line of code

What is the #?

300

This is used to mean no equal to.

What is !=?

400

This operation is represented by % to get the remainder.

What is modulo/modulus?

500

This is a particular type of list

children = []

What is an empty list?

Python Code

100

This is the character returned by "theCoderSchool"[5]

What is "d"?

200

4**2 is equal to this number.

What is 16?

300

This code would return:

def letter_grade(score):
  if score <60:
    return "F"
  elif score <70:
    return "D"
  else:
    return "C or higher"

print(letter_grade(85))

What is C or higher?

400

The answer for this problem: 
x<5 or x<4

What is true?

500

Here's a bit of code. It would print:

season = "Spring is the best"
for i in range(5):
  print(season)

What is 

Spring is the best
Spring is the best
Spring is the best
Spring is the best
Spring is the best

Other Programming Knowledge

100

This is what we call a sequence of instructions that accomplish a goal.

What is a program?

200

This is considered a good first programming language and generally the first language learned by programmers.

What is Python?

300

Another name for coffee, this programming language was invented in 1995.

What is Java?

400

Grace Hopper found the first of these inside a computer, which became the term we use to refer to flaws in the code we write.

What are bugs?

500

Many companies require you to do this before you publish your programs for use.

What is test and debug?