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Python Test
Student
Institution
Course
Instructor
Date
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PART 1
Question A
i. Code/Output
ii. Explanation
The recorded syntax error means that the Python interpreter reached the end of the print
statement while searching for the second double quotes that are expected to close the string
literal (Downey, 2012). The program ran into an error since it expected to get a closing quote to
execute successfully. The program broke the rule of enclosing a string literal with either double quotes
or single quotes at the start and end of the string.
Question B
i. Code/Output
ii. Explanation
A single asterisk (*) is used to perform multiple operations. A double asterisk (**) is used to perform an
exponentiation operation in mathematical calculations (Huang, 2022). The single quote (*) can also be
used to multiply numerical elements in a list of values and duplicate strings.
Question C
i. Code/Output
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ii. Explanation
In the first case, leading zeros are not allowed for integer values. Therefore, 09 is not interpreted as 9 in
Python.
Question D
i. Code/Output
ii. Explanation
type(“67”) returns the type as a string since the number is enclosed with quotes ( Huang, 2022). Every
value enclosed using single or double quotes is interpreted as a string in Python. type(67) is then
interpreted as an integer since it is not enclosed with quotes (Downey, 2012).
PART 2
Question A
i. Code/Output
myage = 22
print(myage*2)
ii. Explanation
The operation (*) multiplied the age value (24) by 2 to get 48. It shows the use of simple math
operations.
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Question B
i. Code/Output
city = "Kansas City"
country = "USA"
continent = "North America"
print("I Live in: " +city + ", " + country + " in " + continent)
The values are strings (enclosed using quotes). The output is concatenated using the “+,” which
combines multiple strings into a single output. This shows the concept of string manipulation.
Question C
i. Code/Output
exam_start_date = "2024-11-25"
exam_end_date = "2024-12-10"
ii. Explanation
The code is another example of representing dates as strings.
Question D
i. Code/Output
temperature = 3.0 #Degree Celsius
print("The current temperature is", temperature, "°C.")
ii. Explanation
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The temperature value is stored as a float number (decimal point) since the temperature can take a
decimal value. This example shows the use of the floating number data type.
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References
Downey, A. (2012). Think python (2nd Ed, pp 1-8). O'Reilly Media.
Huang, X. (2022). Introduction to Programming in Python. In Land Carbon Cycle Modeling (pp. 343-351).
CRC Press.
