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Python Quiz
1. What is an iterator in Python?
A) A stream of data that is manipulated or interacted with as an object.
B) A function that returns a namespace.
C) A module of nested objects.
D) A function that returns packages.
2. Which module in Python allows you to translate strings to and from binary formats?
A) Marshal
B) Shelve
C) Pickle
D) DMAC
3. Which of the following is a Rich Internet Application toolkit?
A) binascii
B) shelve
C) pyjamas
D) alglib
4. Which of the following provides an interface to AWS?
A) binascii
B) botocore
C) sndhdr
D) xdrlib
5. How does Python store an error?
A) As a static variable inside the interpreter
B) It normally uses an operating system environmental variable. But if there were too many arguments, it writes to a buffer outside the interpreter.
C) Inside a pseudo class file (.pyc) in /tmp/
D) It raises the error to the exception logger outside of the interpreter
E) In the internal sqlite database
6. What does the yield keyword do in Python?
A) It is a CPython mechanism to synchronize threads.
B) A reserved word to control the flow of execution to support conditional logic with Python generators.
C) A reserved word that pauses a function from parsing named tuples
D) It sets null points to evaluate as zeroes in arithmetic operations.
7. Which of the following can allow for non-destructive testing of whether an exception has been set?
A) pyyaml and pypy modules
B) PyErr_Config()
C) PyErr_Clear()
D) PyErr_Occurred()
8. If you are receiving an error with a Python program that attempts to connect to a network resource with SSL, there is a way to avoid an error. This error is '"SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED" Error'
One workaround involves these two lines of Python code:
import ssl
ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
Which of the following most nearly addresses the two-line solution:
A) The solution makes the Python program more secure.
B) The solution makes use of the sys library.
C) The solution is very inadvisable.
D) The solution would never work.
9. What is a generator in Python?
A) Any class that is a factory design pattern.
B) A reserved word that is a parent class of all iterators in the program.
C) An object that controls the CPU of the Python Just-In-Time compiler.
D) A function that has a yield statement and returns an iterator.
10. Which two of the following add to thread safety in Python (so different threads do not modify data to have unexpected results)?
A) metaclass
B) global interpreter lock
C) trash collection
D) overwatch
E) duck-typing
F) lbyl
G) lambda
H) list comprehension
I) Pythonic sequence
J) object slice
11. When trying to install pycrypto you run this:
python setup.py build
and you receive an error like this "warning: GMP or MPIR library not found; Not building Crypto.PublicKey._fastmath." What does it mean?
A) You cannot proceed with installing pycrypto; the installation has been aborted.
B) You can proceed with installing pycrypto; the installation may still work.
C) You have a Python Fabric vulnerability
D) A German edition of pycrypto was already installed and you may or may not be able to proceed.
12. How do you find the version of Tornado (python-tornado) on a RedHat server?
A) python
>>> print python-tornado.version_info
B) python
>>> import tornado
>>> print tornado.version_info
C) which python-tornado
D) python-tornado --version
13. What does GIL stand for?
A) Gears Interpreting Language
B) Good Invention Language
C) Global Interpreter Lock
D) Generate Interprocess Loquitur
E) Global Instant Lookup
14. Where does the "kw" come from or mean in the **kwargs you see in Python error messages and/or code?
A) kilowatt (wildcard kilowatt arguments)
B) You hear stars on the radio. Radio stations on the West Coast of the U.S. traditionally have call signs that start with the letter "k," and radio stations on the East Coast have call signs that start with the letter "w." For a radio button to appear in a GUI written in Python, there needs to be arguments.
C) keyword
D) keep working
15. How many different directory locations does the "import" command look to for a .py file when invoked?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) Often several but it depends
16. True or False? A function in Python has to have a return statement.
17. What is a common way (as of 2019) to start a new thread in Python assuming the proper module has been imported? Choose two.
A) nameofthread = Thread(nameoffunction)
B) nameofthread = start_new(nameoffucntion)
C) thread.start_new(nameoffunction)
D) thread.start_new_thread(nameoffunction)
E) nameofthread = newthread()
18. What percentage of data types and classes in Python are objects?
A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
E) 100%
19. What is a function decorator in Python?
A) A function that uses a function as a parameter and returns a function with a special @ syntax.
B) A function that uses a function as a parameter and returns a function with a special ^ syntax.
C) An anonymous function that passes along parameters.
D) A library module that enhances GUI Python programming.
E) A library module that obfuscates system functions programming.
20. What is the recommended way of calling subprocesses in Python 3?
A) Using the os.exec function.
B) Using the os.spawn function.
C) Using the subprocess.open function.
D) Using the subprocess.run() function.
21. Without "import re" using Python 3, can you use the .find() method to match a pattern in a string?
A) Yes
B) No
C) It depends
22. Which of the following is true about Python class names?
A) It is mandatory that a class name's first letter be uppercase.
B) It is mandatory that a class name's first letter be lowercase.
C) It is recommended that a class name's first letter be uppercase.
D) It is recommended that a class name's first letter be lowercase.
23. What is a way to implement a hash table with Python?
A) a nested list
B) a list of tuples
C) a dictionary
D) a nested dictionary
E) all of the above
F) none of the above
24. To use a class in Python, what is necessary?
A) The init() function needs to be present.
B) An encapsulated function with the syntax of two leading two underscores __
C) Have an indented block underneath the class definition.
D) Use the class keyword.
25. Items in a Python set {} have which of the following traits? Choose all that apply.
A) Unindexed
B) Ordered
C) Immutable
D) Potentially a duplicate of another item in a set
26. Where are variables stored? Choose all that apply.
A) In the heap if they are local variables
B) In the heap if they are global variables
C) In the stack if they are local variables
D) In the stack if they are global variables
27. Of the following, when should there be space after an equals sign "="?
A) When there is an equivalence test
B) When there is an initialization of an unannotated function parameter
C) When there is a variable assignment involving a reserved word in Python
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
28. There is no difference between an array and a list in Python. True or False?
29. What is a namedtuple? Choose the best answer.
A. A tuple with a variable name.
B. A tuple that is not indexed by integers but by attribute/key "strings."
C. A tuple that is indexed by integers and has values accessible via attribute/key "strings".
D. None of the above.
30. For concurrency to work in multiuser programs, which is less expensive?
A. Multithreading
B. Multiprocessing
C. Using the GIL
D. None of the above.
31. What does this code return?
def fun_func(n):
return lambda a : a * n
tripler = fun_func(3)
print(tripler(15))
A. An error about tripler not accepting parameters.
B. An error about fun_func needing an additional parameter
C. 45
D. None of the above.
32. What does the third line print?
>>> sample_list = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']
>>> new_list = sample_list[:]
>>> new_list
A. []
B. ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd',]
C. ['e', 'f', 'g', 'h']
D. ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']
33. What does divmod(3, 6) return in Python?
A. 2
B. (0, 2)
C. (2, 0)
D. None of the above
34. What does the second line print?
sample_list = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']
sample_list[:2]
A. ['a', 'b']
B. ['h', 'i']
C. ['d', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']
D. None of the above
35. What does the second line print?
sample_list = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']
sample_list[3:]
A. ['a', 'b']
B. ['a', 'b', 'c']
C. ['d', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']
D. None of the above
36. What is an f-string in Python? Choose the best answer.
A. A format string specified by an "f" that uses variable substitution with {this_type} of syntax
B. A reserved word in Python for a formatted string
C. A special string variable that is mutable
D. Text enclosed in quotes near the definition of a method or class to allow a programmer to document what the method or class does
E. All of the above
F. None of the above.
37. The isspace method looks for which of the following?
A. One or more spaces
B. Tab characters
C. New lines
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
38. Which of the following is a class-related method that Python supports?
A. Class
B. Instance
C. Static
D. All of the above
E. None of the above.
39. What is metaclass in Python?
A. A keyword referring to the __doc__ (aka doc strings) of a class
B. A keyword referring to the attributes of a class
C. Not a keyword, but a concept referring to the "dunder attribute" __attr__
D. None of the above
40. When are Python decorators executed?
A. Compile time
B. Run time
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
41. What does MRO stand for?
A. Maintenance Repair Operations
B. Method Resolution Order
C. Metadata Resolve Operate
D. None of the above
42. What does Enum do in Python?
A. It is a reserved word that creates a list of tuples from 1 until the last number.
B. It is a built-in class whose objects are numbered starting at 1.
C. It is a module that can be imported to facilitate creating objects of a class.
D. None of the above.
43. What is the #! pattern called in Python?
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44. What does doc do with a programmer-defined Python object? Choose the best answer.
A. It can display help information from the Python interpreter.
B. It prints the comments of a given object.
C. It prints the comments of a given object (but only those in the top-most comment designated by quotes).
D. None of the above
45. Consider this code:
import random
neat_list = ["dog", "cat", "hamster"]
random.shuffle(neat_list)
What does random.shuffle(neat_list) do?
A. It does an in-place re-arrangement of the neat_list.
B. It returns a deep copy of a randomized version of neat_list.
C. Both of the above.
D. None of the above.
46. To read a file you might use something like this:
open('foobar.txt', 'r')
Instead of the "r", what might you use to add text to a file?
A. a
B. w
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
47. What does the "\t" signify in Python?
A. It is the syntax to place a given numeric string into a time data type.
B. It is a reference to a tab (e.g., for Python to recognize in a file).
C. It signifies a carriage return (e.g., for printing).
D. This two-character string has no special meaning.
48. What does the caret symbol do in the context of a regex statement as follows?
import re
sample = "Very nice"
result = re.search("^Very", sample)
A. The caret symbol finds strings that do not have "Very"
B. The caret symbol finds strings that end with "Very"
C. The caret symbol finds strings that start with "Very"
D. None of the above
49. What is the difference between a keyword and a built-in?
A. Keywords are part of modules that are imported, but built-ins work without any import statement.
B. Built-ins are part of modules that are imported, but keywords work without any import statement.
C. keywords are set by the user; they are not reserved words.
D. None of the above.
50. How is index() different from find() in Python?
A. find() returns a Boolean (True or False) while index() returns an integer value
B. find() returns a string while index() returns an integer value
C. when the pattern is not found, they return different things
D. There is no difference.
51. What is a quick way to return the key associated with the dictionary item that is the highest value?
A. max(name_of_dictionary, key=name_of_dictionary.get)
B. max(name_of_dictionary.items())
C. max(name_of_dictionary.values)
D. None of the above
52. What is the value of int(True) ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. It would produce a command not found error.
D. None of the above.
53. How do you create an empty set in Python?
A. Use syntax like this: foobar = {}
B. Use syntax like this: foobar = set()
C. Use syntax like this: foobar = set.empty()
D. None of the above
54. Complete the following sentence as an answer to the question, how does the Python "any" key word work?
"It accepts an iterable..."
A. and returns a random value from the iterable.
B. and a variable and returns "True" if the variable is in the iterable but it returns False if the variable is not in the iterable.
C. and returns "False" if every element is a zero or an empty string, where a space is considered not empty; otherwise it returns True.
D. and returns "False" if every element is a zero or an empty string, where a space is considered empty; otherwise it returns True.
E. and returns True if any of the variables in the iterable are True but it returns False if every variable is False.
F. and returns the first variable.
55. What does this code snippet print?
def cool_func(var1, var2):
sum_vars = var1 + var2 + var3
return sum_vars
var3 = 100
x = cool_func(2, 7)
print(x)
A. Nothing.
B. "9"
C. "NameError: name 'var3' is not defined"
D. "109"
56. How is global different from nonlocal?
A. They are functionally equivalent.
B. You need to import sys for nonlocal statements to work.
C. nonlocal applies to functions inside of functions but does not affect variables' values outside of any function. global affects values outside of any function.
D. none of the above.
57. When you are not using Classes in Python, how much of the code relies on modules?
A. 0%
B. Usually about 50%
C. 100%
D. Not enough information to decide; it depends.
58. What happens when you try to add a duplicate entry to a set in Python?
A. With the .append() syntax or with the .add() syntax the duplicate entry will be added.
B. With the .append() syntax the program will stop processing and an error will show but with the .add() syntax nothing will happen (and the entry won't be added).
C. With the .append() syntax nothing will happen (and the entry won't be added) but with the .add() syntax the program will stop processing and an error will show.
D. Nothing will happen with either .append() syntax or with the .add() syntax, and the duplicate entry will be not added.
59. How do you add an item to a list in the first position (instead of the last)?
A. appendleft()
B. insert()
C. prepend()
D. create a new temporary list with the item you want and combine it with the original list
E. none of the above
60. What is the difference between a method and a function?
A. There are no functions in Python.
B. There are no methods in Python.
C. Functions are custom-designed whereas methods are built-in.
D. Methods are custom-designed whereas functions are built-in.
E. Methods are associated with classes or objects whereas functions are not.
F. Functions are associated with classes or objects whereas methods are not.
61. What went wrong when you print the output of a variable, but you see something like this?
<built-in method strip of str object at 0x7fc87bf4a0f0>
A. You forgot to compile a program into a .pyc file.
B. You forgot to use parentheses "()".
C. You combined a built-in Python reserved word with your own function.
D. None of the above.
62. What is a docstring in Python?
A. Text enclosed in quotes near the definition of a method or class to allow a programmer to document what the method or class does.
B. A reserved word in Python for a formatted string
C. A special string variable that is mutable
D. All of the above
E. None of the above.
63. What is the difference between pass and continue?
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64. What type of data structure is a map?
A. A dictionary
B. A non-dictionary key-value store
C. An ordered dictionary
D. A list
E. A tuple
F. A set
G. None of the above
65. Which of the following evaluate negative integers (e.g., a string of -1) to see if it is a number?
A. isdecimal
B. isnumeric
C. isdigit
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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