Cs 157 Vocab

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function

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python code saved so you can return to it later

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a function does ____

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takes arguments (parameters) as input, returns a value that has been computed

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string

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letters contained in quotation marks

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= means

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is assigned to

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reserved words

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defined meaning, can't be used as IDs

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variables

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spaces reserved in memory (can hold data)

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identifiers

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name given to spaces in memory

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python is _____ sensitive

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case

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data

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the "numbers" we manipulate

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the storage container for data is a

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variable

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we name our

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programs

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encodings are sometimes referred to as

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types (data types)

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numbers w/o decimals

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ints

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numbers w decimals

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floats

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collections of characters

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strings

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some programming languages are

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strongly typed

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a name has to be declared to have a ___ before any data is aassoc

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type

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you will name your

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functions

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you will name your data

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(variables)

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a common name youll deal w is

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file name

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a file is a collection of

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bytes

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files are typed typically w three letter

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extensions (.png, .wav, etc)

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python is implemented in

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c

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editor for entering programs

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program area

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area for entering commands for python to execute

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command area

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print

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states information stored within name

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2 kinds of outputs

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1. return value
2. do something

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functions

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collections of executable code w specific purpose

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input is called an

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argument

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arguments are

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passed to functions

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functions may have more than one

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input/argument

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functions can return

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value, string, calculation

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when functions return something we must

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store or use it

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when functions do something they can

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display, play, sort, etc

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variables

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containers for data

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objects

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complex data types/structures; functions required to act on that data

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functions inside of objects

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methods

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show() is contained inside of

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picture objects

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a class is a

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code to create objects

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file path is

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address of a file