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Introduction to Python Programming

2.1 Introduction
No questions.

2.2 Variables and Assignment Statements

2.2 Q1: Which of the following statements is false?
a. Variables store values for later use in your code.
b. The following statement creates x and uses the assignment symbol (=) to give
x a value.
x = 7
c. Every statement stops at the end of the line in which it begins.
d. Once x and y are created and assigned values, you can use the values in expres-
sions like:
x + y
Answer: c. Every statement stops at the end of the line in which it begins.
Actually, it’s possible for statements to span more than one line.

2.2 Q2: Which of the following statements is false?

a. The following assignment statement adds the values of variables x and y and
assigns the result to the variable total:
total = x + y
b. The preceding snippet is read, “total is assigned the value of x + y.”
c. The = symbol is the assignment operator.
d. The right side of the = symbol always executes first, then the result is assigned
to the variable on the symbol’s left side.
Answer: c. The = symbol is the assignment operator. Actually, the = symbol
is not an operator in Python.

2.2 Q3: Which of statements a), b) or c) is false?

a. A variable name, such as x, is an identifier.
b. Each identifier may consist of letters, digits and underscores (_) but may not
begin with a digit.
c. Python is case insensitive, so number and Number are the same identifier de-
spite the fact that one begins with a lowercase letter and the other begins with an
uppercase letter.
d. All of the above statements are true.

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Answer: c. Python is case insensitive, so number and Number are the same
identifier despite the fact that one begins with a lowercase letter and the
other begins with an uppercase letter. Actually, Python is case sensitive, so
number and Number are different identifiers because one begins with a low-
ercase letter and the other begins with an uppercase letter.

2.2 Q4: The value 10.5 is a(n) (that is, a number with a decimal point).
a. integer
b. string
c. floating-point number
d. None of the above
Answer: c. floating-point number.

2.2 Q5: Which of the following statements a), b) and c) is false.

a. Python’s type built-in function determines a value’s type.
b. A function performs its task when you call it by writing its name, followed by
square brackets, [].
c. The parentheses after a function name in a function call contain the function’s
argument—the data that the type function needs to perform its task.
d. All of the above statements are true.
Answer: b. A function performs its task when you call it by writing its name,
followed by square brackets, []. Actually, a function performs its task when
you call it by writing its name, followed by parentheses, ().

2.3 Arithmetic
2.3 Q1: Which of the following statements a), b) or c) is false?
a. Python uses the asterisk (*) as the multiplication operator (e.g., 7 * 4).
b. The exponentiation (**) operator raises one value to the power of another (e.g.,
2 ** 10).
c. To square a number, you can use the exponent 1/2 (that is, 0.5), as in:
9 ** (1 / 2)
d. All of the above statements are true.
Answer: c. To square a number, you can use the exponent 1/2 (that is, 0.5).
Actually, to square a number, use the exponent 2. The exponent 1/2 takes
the square root of the number.

2.3 Q2: Which of the following statements is false?

a. True division (/) divides a numerator by a denominator and yields a floating-
point number with a decimal point.

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b. Floor division (//) divides a numerator by a denominator, yielding the highest

integer that’s not greater than the result. Python truncates (discards) the frac-
tional part.
c. The expression -13 / 4 evaluates to -3.25.
d. The expression -13 // 4 evaluates to -3.
Answer: d. The expression -13 // 4 evaluates to -3. Actually, the expresion
-13 // 4 evaluates to -4.

2.3 Q3: Which of the following statements is false?

a. Dividing by zero with / or // is not allowed and results in an exception—a sign
that a problem occurred:
b. Python reports an exception with a traceback.
c. Most exception names end with Exception.
d. In IPython interactive mode, the line that begins with ----> shows the code
that caused the exception.
Answer: c. Most exception names end with Exception. Actually, most excep-
tion names end with Error.

2.3 Q4: Which of the following statements is false?

a. The value of the following expression is 3:
17 % 5
b. The value of the following expression is 0.5:
7.5 % 3.5
c. You can use the remainder operator for applications such as determining
whether one number is a multiple of another.
d. You can use the remainder operator to determine whether a number is odd or
even.
Answer: a. The value of the following expression is 3:
17 % 5
Actually, the value of the expression is 2.

2.3 Q5: Which of the following statements is false?

a. Algebraic expressions must be typed in straight-line form using Python’s oper-
ators.
b. The following code multiplies 10 times the quantity 5 + 3, yielding the result
80:
10 * (5 + 3)
c. Parentheses in an expression are said to be redundant (unnecessary) if remov-
ing them yields the same result.
d. The parentheses in part b) above are redundant.
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Answer: d. The parentheses in part b) above are redundant. Actually, with-

out the parentheses, the value of the expression is different—it’s now 53, so
the parentheses are not redundant.

2.3 Q6: Which of the following statements is false?

a. Python applies the operators in arithmetic expressions according to the rules
of operator precedence, which are generally the same as those in algebra.
b. Parentheses have the highest level of precedence, so expressions in parenthe-
ses evaluate first—thus, parentheses may force the order of evaluation to occur
in any sequence you desire.
c. In expressions with nested parentheses, such as (a / (b - c)), the expression
in the innermost parentheses (that is, b - c) evaluates first.
d. If an expression contains several exponentiation operations, Python applies
them from left to right.
Answer: d. If an expression contains several exponentiation operations, Py-
thon applies them from left to right. Actually, if an expression contains sev-
eral exponentiation operations, Python applies them from right to left.

2.3 Q7: Which of the following statements is false?

a. When we say that Python applies certain operators from left to right, we are
referring to the operators’ grouping.
b. In the following expression, the addition operators (+) group as if we parenthe-
sized the expression as a + (b + c):
a + b + c
c. All Python operators of the same precedence group left-to-right except for the
exponentiation operator (**), which groups right-to-left.
d. You can use redundant parentheses to group subexpressions to make expres-
sions clearer. For example, the second-degree polynomial
y = a * x ** 2 + b * x + c
can be parenthesized, for clarity, as
y = (a * (x ** 2)) + (b * x) + c
Answer: b. In the following expression, the addition operators (+) group as
if we parenthesized the expression as a + (b + c):
a + b + c
Actually, the addition operators (+) group from left to right as if we paren-
thesized the expression as (a + b) + c.

2.3 Q8: Which of the following statements about arithmetic operators is false?
a. Each arithmetic operator may be used with integers and floating-point num-
bers.
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b. If both operands are integers, the result is an integer—except for the true-divi-
sion (/) operator, which always yields a floating-point number.
c. If both operands are floating-point numbers, the result is a floating-point num-
ber.
d. Expressions containing an integer and a floating-point number are mixed-type
expressions—these always produce an integer.
Answer: d. Expressions containing an integer and a floating-point number
are mixed-type expressions—these always produce an integer.
Actually, these mixed-type expressions always produce a floating-point
number.

2.4 Function print and an Intro to Single- and Double-

Quoted Strings
2.4 Q1: Which of the following statements is false?
a. When you evaluate expressions in interactive mode, the text that print dis-
plays is preceded by Out[] with a snippet number in the square brackets.
b. print does not display a string’s quotes, though there is a way to display
quotes in strings.
c. You also may enclose a string in double quotes ("), as in:
print("Welcome to Python!")
but Python programmers generally prefer single quotes.
d. When print completes its task, it positions the screen cursor at the beginning
of the next line.
Answer: a. When you evaluate expressions in interactive mode, the text that
print displays is preceded by Out[] with a snippet number in the square
brackets.
Actually, unlike when you evaluate expressions in interactive mode, the
text that print displays is not preceded by Out[] with a snippet number in
the square brackets.

2.4 Q2: Which of the following statements a), b) and c) is false?

a. When a backslash (\) appears in a string, it’s known as the escape character.
b. The backslash and the character immediately following it form an escape se-
quence. For example, \n represents the newline character escape sequence,
which tells print to move the output cursor to the next line.
c. Placing two backslashes back-to-back tells print to display a blank line.
d. All of the above statements are true.
Answer: c. Placing two backslashes back-to-back tells print to display a
blank line.
Actually, placing two backslashes back-to-back tells print to display a back-
slash.
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2.5 Triple-Quoted Strings

2.5 Q1: Triple-quoted strings are used to create:
a. multiline strings,
b. strings containing single or double quotes
c. docstrings, which are the recommended way to document the purposes of cer-
tain program components.
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above.

2.5 Q2: Which of the following statements is false?

a. A string delimited by single quotes may include double-quote characters:
print('Display "hi" in quotes')
b. A string delimited by double quotes may include single quote characters:
print("Display the name O'Brien")
c. A string delimited by double quotes may not include double quotes.
d. To avoid using \' and \" inside strings, you can enclose such strings in triple
quotes:
Answer: c. A string delimited by double quotes may not include double
quotes. Actually, a string delimited by double quotes may not include dou-
ble quotes, unless you use the \" escape sequence:
print("Display \"hi\" in quotes")

2.6 Getting Input from the User

2.6 Q1: When Python “adds” the string values '7' and '3', it produces:
a. the integer 10
b. the string '10'
c. the string '73'
d. the integer 73.
Answer: c. the string '73'

2.6 Q2: What does the int function attempt to do in the following code?
value = input('Enter an integer: ')
value = int(value)
a. Convert an integer to a string.
b. Convert a string to an integer.
c. Convert a non-object to an object.
d. None of the above.
Answer: b. Convert a string to an integer.

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2.7 Decision Making: The if Statement and Comparison

Operators
2.7 Q1: Which of the following statements a), b) and c) is false?
a. A condition is a Boolean expression with the value True or False.
b. True and False are keywords—words that Python reserves for its language
features.
c. Using a keyword as an identifier causes a ValueError.
d. None of the above statements is false.
Answer: c. Using a keyword as an identifier causes a ValueError. Actually,
using a keyword as an identifier causes a SyntaxError.

2.7 Q2 Which of the following statements is true?

a. The if statement uses a condition to decide whether to execute a statement (or
a group of statements).
b IPython interactive mode is helpful for executing brief code snippets and seeing
immediate results.
c. When you have many statements to execute as a group, you typically write them
as a script stored in a file with the .py (short for Python) extension.
d. All of the above statements are true.
Answer: d. All of the above statements are true.

2.7 Q3: Which of the following statements is false?

a. A line that begins with the hash character (#) is a comment.
b. A comment must begin the line with a hash character (#).
c. Comments do not cause the computer to perform any action when the code ex-
ecutes.
d. The Style Guide for Python Code states that each script should start with a doc-
string that explains the script’s purpose,
Answer: b. A comment must begin the line with a hash character (#). Actu-
ally, a comment also can begin to the right of the code on a given line and
continue until the end of that line. Such a comment documents the code to
its left.

2.7 Q4: Which of the following statements is false?

a. You use blank lines and space characters to make code easier to read.
b. Together, blank lines, space characters and tab characters are known as white
space.
c. Python ignores all white space.
d. Python allows you to split long code lines in parentheses without using contin-
uation characters.

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Answer: c. Python ignores all white space. Actually, Python ignores most
white space—some indentation (which is created with whitespace charac-
ters) is required. [Also, white space in strings is significant.]

2.7 Q5: You may spread a lengthy statement over several lines with the ________
continuation character.
a. @
b. \
c. %
d. ^
Answer: b. \

2.7 Q6:Which of the following statements is false?

a. The following if statement uses the == comparison operator to determine
whether the values of variables number1 and number2 are equal:
if number1 == number2:
print(number1, 'is equal to', number2)
b. Each if statement consists of the keyword if, the condition to test, and a colon
(:) followed by an indented body called a suite.
c. Each suite contains zero or more statements.
d. Forgetting the colon (:) after the condition is a common syntax error.
Answer: c. Each suite contains zero or more statements. Actually, each suite
must contain one or more statements.

2.7 Q7: Which of the following statements is false?

a. Python requires you to indent the statements in suites.
b. Incorrect indentation of the statements in a suite can cause errors.
c. Using the assignment symbol (=) instead of the equality operator (==) in an if
statement’s condition is a common logic error.
d. Using == in place of = in an assignment statement can lead to subtle problems.
Answer: c. Using the assignment symbol (=) instead of the equality operator
(==) in an if statement’s condition is a common logic error. Actually, Using
the assignment symbol (=) instead of the equality operator (==) in an if
statement’s condition is a common syntax error.

2.7 Q8: The chained comparison 3 < y <= 11 is false for which of the following
values of y:
a. 11
b. 10
c. 4
d. 3
Answer: d. 3

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2.8 Objects and Dynamic Typing

2.8 Q1: Assume x is 3, y is 7.1 and z is ’11.5’. Which of the following statements
is incorrect?
a. type(x) is int
b. the value of z is 11.5
c. the value of y is 7.1
d. type(z) is str
Answer: b. the value of z is 11.5. Actually, the value of z is ’11.5’.

2.8 Q2: Which of the following statements is false?

a. Assigning an object to a variable binds (associates) that variable’s name to the
object. You can then use the variable in your code to access the object’s value.
b. After the following snippet’s assignment, the variable x refers to the integer
object containing 7.
x = 7
c. The following statement changes x’s value:
x + 10
d. The following statement changes x’s value:
x = x + 10
Answer: c. The following statement changes x’s value:
x + 10
Actually, this statement does not change x’s value—you can change x’s value
via assignment as shown in Part (d).

2.8 Q3: Which of the following Python concepts are demonstrated directly or in-
directly by the following code:
In [1]: type(x)
Out[1]: int

In [2]: x = 4.1

In [3]: type(x)
Out[3]: float

In [4]: x = 'dog'

In [5]: type(x)
Out[5]: str

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a. Python uses dynamic typing—it determines the type of the object a variable
refers to while executing your code.
b. Over its lifetime a variable can be bound to different variables, even variables
of different types.
c. Python creates objects in memory and removes them from memory as neces-
sary. This removal process—called garbage collection—helps ensure that
memory is available for new objects you create.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above.

2.9 Intro to Data Science: Basic Descriptive Statistics

2.9 Q1: Which of the following statements about descriptive statistics is false?
a. The minimum is the smallest value in a collection of values.
b. The range is the values starting with the minimum and ending with the maxi-
mum.
c. The count is the number of values in a collection.
d. Measures of dispersion (also called measures of variability), such as count, help
determine how spread out values are.
Answer: d. Measures of dispersion (also called measures of variability),
such as count, help determine how spread out values are. Actually,
measures of dispersion (also called measures of variability), such as range,
help determine how spread out values are.

2.9 Q2: Which of the following statements is incorrect:

a. min(17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 43) is a valid call to built-in function min,
b. The range of values is simply the minimum through the maximum value.
c. Much of data science is devoted to getting to know your data.
d. All of the above are correct.
Answer: d. All of the above are correct.

2.9 Q3: Which of the following statements about functional-style programming is

false?
a. With functional-style programming capabilities you can write code that is more
concise, clearer and easier to debug—that is, find and correct errors.
b. The min and max functions are examples of a functional-style programming
concept called reduction. They reduce a collection of values to a single value.
c. Other reductions you’ll see include the sum, average, variance and standard de-
viation of a collection of values.
d. All reductions are built into Python—you cannot define custom reductions.
Answer: d. All reductions are built into Python—you cannot define custom
reductions.
Actually, you can define custom reductions.

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