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Primitive Data Type |
A data type provided by the language itself is called a primitive data type. |
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Number Literal |
When a decimal or whole number occurs in Python, it is called a number literal. |
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List 5 rules when creating variable names : |
1. Names must start with a letter or the underscore 2. You cannot use other symbols such as ? or %, spaces are not permitted. 3. Names are case sensitive 4. You cannot use reserved names such as if or class as names. 5. Constants are capitalized |
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What is a constant? |
A constant is a variable whose value should not be changed after it has been assigned. |
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The symbols + - * / are what. |
These symbols for arithmetic operations are called operators. |
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What does Floor Division do ? |
Floor division computes the quotient and discards the fractional part. Floor division is used by the // operator. |
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What is modulus ? |
Modulus computes the remainder from floor division. It is used by the operator % |
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Python's Standard library is organized into ____________ |
Modules |
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What is a String ? |
A string is a sequence of characters. Characters are letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. |
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How do you convert numbers into strings ? |
By using the str() function. Ex. id = 176 name = "agent" + str(id) |
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How do you convert strings into numbers? |
By using the int() function. Ex. num1 = "45" num2 = 25 + int(num1) |
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What is a method ? |
A method, like a function, is a collection of programming instructions that carry out a specific task. But unlike a function, a method can only be applied to an object of the type for which it was defined. |
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Python uses what type of characters |
Python uses unicode characters, unicode defines over 100,000 characters. |
