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Python Vocabulary

Python is a high-level programming language that is portable, interpretable, and can be used in both interactive and script modes. It uses statements, functions, and modules to solve problems through algorithms expressed as source code that is compiled into executable object code. The vocabulary defines key programming concepts like variables, data types, conditionals, loops, functions, classes, and exceptions.

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Python Vocabulary

Python is a high-level programming language that is portable, interpretable, and can be used in both interactive and script modes. It uses statements, functions, and modules to solve problems through algorithms expressed as source code that is compiled into executable object code. The vocabulary defines key programming concepts like variables, data types, conditionals, loops, functions, classes, and exceptions.

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Python Language

Vocabulary
Problem solving

• The process of formulating a problem, finding


a solution, and expressing the solution.
High-level language

• A programming language like Python that is


designed to be easy for humans to read and
write.
Low-level language

• A programming language that is designed to


be easy for a computer to execute; also called
“machine language” or “assembly language.”
Portability

• A property of a program that can run on more


than one kind of computer.
Interpret

• To execute a program in a high-level language


by translating it one line at a time.
Compile

• To translate a program written in a high-level


language into a low-level language all at once,
in preparation for later execution.
Source code

• A program in a high-level language before


being compiled.
Object code
• The output of the compiler after it translates
the program.
Executable
• Another name for object code that is ready to
be executed.
Prompt

•
Characters displayed by the interpreter to
indicate that it is ready to take input from the
user.
Script

•
A program stored in a file (usually one that will
be interpreted).
Interactive mode

• A way of using the Python interpreter by


typing commands and expressions at the
prompt.
Script mode

•
A way of using the Python interpreter to read
and execute statements in a script.
Program

•
A set of instructions that specifies a
computation.
Algorithm

• A general process for solving a category of


problems.
Bug
• An error in a program.
Debugging

• The process of finding and removing any of


the three kinds of programming errors.
Syntax

•
The structure of a program.
Syntax error

•
An error in a program that makes it impossible
to parse (and therefore impossible to
interpret).
Exception

•
An error that is detected while the program is
running.
Semantics
• The meaning of a program.
Semantic error

•
An error in a program that makes it do
something other than what the programmer
intended.
Natural language

• Any one of the languages that people speak


that evolved naturally.
Formal language

•
Any one of the languages that people have designed
for specific purposes, such as representing
mathematical ideas or computer programs.
Token

•
One of the basic elements of the syntactic
structure of a program, analogous to a word in
a natural language.
Parse

•
To examine a program and analyze the
syntactic structure.
Print statement

• An instruction that causes the Python


interpreter to display a value on the screen.
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