Python Programming Questions and Answers

1. Backing up a folder into a ZIP file

import os

import zipfile

def backup_to_zip(folder):

folder = os.path.abspath(folder)

number = 1

while True:

zip_filename = os.path.basename(folder) + '_' + str(number) + '.zip'

if not os.path.exists(zip_filename):

break

number += 1

print(f'Creating {zip_filename}...')

with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_filename, 'w') as backup_zip:

for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(folder):

print(f'Adding files in {foldername}...')

backup_zip.write(foldername)

for filename in filenames:

backup_zip.write(os.path.join(foldername, filename))

print('Backup complete.')

# Example usage:

# backup_to_zip('my_folder')
2. Interface in Python

In Python, an interface is a way to define a contract for what a class should do, without specifying

how it should do it. This is often achieved using abstract base classes (ABCs) from the `abc`

module.

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

class Shape(ABC):

@abstractmethod

def area(self):

pass

@abstractmethod

def perimeter(self):

pass

class Circle(Shape):

def __init__(self, radius):

self.radius = radius

def area(self):

return 3.14 * (self.radius ** 2)

def perimeter(self):

return 2 * 3.14 * self.radius

# circle = Circle(5)

# print(circle.area())

# print(circle.perimeter())

3. Explanation of Commands

- **move()**: Moves a file or directory to another location.

import shutil

shutil.move('source.txt', 'destination_folder/')

- **unlink()**: Removes a file.

import os

os.unlink('file_to_remove.txt')

- **rmdir()**: Removes an empty directory.

import os

os.rmdir('empty_folder')

- **rmtree()**: Removes a directory and all its contents.

import shutil

shutil.rmtree('folder_to_remove')
- **extractall()**: Extracts all contents of a ZIP file.

import zipfile

with zipfile.ZipFile('archive.zip', 'r') as zip_ref:

zip_ref.extractall('extracted_folder')

4. Detailed Explanation

- **Debugger**: A tool that allows developers to inspect and control the execution of a program. It

helps in finding and fixing bugs by providing functionalities like breakpoints, step execution, and

variable inspection.

- **Functionality of Debug Control Window**: This window in a debugger allows users to control the

flow of program execution. It typically provides options to start/stop execution, step through code

line-by-line, and inspect variables.

- **Exceptions**: Errors that occur during the execution of a program. They can be handled using

try-except blocks to prevent the program from crashing.

- **Assertions**: Statements used during debugging to check if a condition is true. If the condition is

false, an `AssertionError` is raised.

5. Code Snippets

- **Copying files and folders using shutil module**

# Copy a file

shutil.copy('source.txt', 'destination.txt')

# Copy a directory

shutil.copytree('source_folder', 'destination_folder')

- **os.walk()**: Generates the file names in a directory tree.

import os

for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('my_directory'):

print(f'Found directory: {dirpath}')

for file_name in filenames:

print(f'\tFile: {file_name}')

- **Creating and adding to a ZIP file**

import zipfile

with zipfile.ZipFile('new_archive.zip', 'w') as zipf:

zipf.write('file_to_add.txt')

6. Class 'Complex' for Complex Numbers

def __init__(self, real, imag):

self.real = real

self.imag = imag

def __add__(self, other):

return Complex(self.real + other.real, self.imag + other.imag)

def __str__(self):

return f'{self.real} + {self.imag}i'

# Example usage:

n = int(input("Enter the number of complex numbers: "))

complex_numbers = [Complex(float(input("Enter real part: ")), float(input("Enter imaginary part: ")))

for _ in range(n)]

result = sum(complex_numbers, Complex(0, 0))

print(f'Sum of complex numbers: {result}')

7. Objects and Classes

- **Classes**: Blueprints for creating objects. They encapsulate data and functions.

- **Objects**: Instances of classes.

class Dog:

def __init__(self, name, age):

self.age = age

def bark(self):

print(f'{self.name} says woof!')

# Example usage:

dog1 = Dog('Buddy', 5)

dog1.bark()

8. Operator Overloading

class Vector:

def __init__(self, x, y):

self.x = x

self.y = y

def __add__(self, other):

return Vector(self.x + other.x, self.y + other.y)

def __str__(self):

return f'({self.x}, {self.y})'

# Example usage:

v1 = Vector(1, 2)

v2 = Vector(3, 4)
v3 = v1 + v2

print(v3) # Output: (4, 6)

9. Class 'Student' for Marks Calculation

class Student:

def __init__(self, name):

self.name = name

self.marks = []

def add_marks(self, mark):

self.marks.append(mark)

def total_marks(self):

return sum(self.marks)

def percentage(self):

return self.total_marks() / len(self.marks) * 100

def display(self):

print(f'Student Name: {self.name}')

print(f'Total Marks: {self.total_marks()}')

print(f'Percentage: {self.percentage()}%')

# Example usage:

student = Student('Alice')
student.add_marks(90)

student.add_marks(85)

student.add_marks(88)

student.display()

10. __init__ Method

The __init__ method is a constructor in Python classes. It initializes the object's attributes.

class Car:

def __init__(self, brand, model):

self.brand = brand

self.model = model

def display_info(self):

print(f'Car Brand: {self.brand}, Model: {self.model}')

# Example usage:

car = Car('Toyota', 'Corolla')

car.display_info()

11. Interface in Python (Repeat)

Python does not have formal interfaces like some other languages, but abstract base classes

(ABCs) can be used to define a set of methods that must be created within any child classes built

from the abstract base class.

class Animal(ABC):

@abstractmethod

def sound(self):

pass

class Dog(Animal):

def sound(self):

return "Woof!"

# Example usage:

dog = Dog()

print(dog.sound())