What is the purpose of the *args in functions?

To accept multiple positional arguments

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1
What does a list in Python do?
Stores immutable data
Stores only strings
Stores mutable data
Stores only numbers
2
What is a variable in Python?
A type of function
A data type
A named location
A fixed value
3
How do you get the length of a string?
count(s)
len(s)
size(s)
length(s)
4
How do you create a list in Python?
list = <>
list = []
list = ()
list = {}
5
What does the break statement do?
Pauses the loop
Continues the loop
Starts a new loop
Exits the loop
6
How do you import a module?
load module_name
include module_name
import module_name
require module_name
7
Which is not a basic data type in Python?
char
int
float
str
8
How do you define a function in Python?
create function_name()
def function_name()
define function_name()
function name()
9
How do you create a multi-line string?
Using double quotes
Using brackets
Using triple quotes
Using single quotes
10
What is exception handling?
Ignoring errors
Logging errors only
Handling errors gracefully
Creating errors
11
What is type casting?
Converting data types
Deleting data types
Creating new data types
Changing variable names
12
What is the purpose of the elif statement?
To check one condition
To check multiple conditions
To define a function
To end a loop
13
What is a lambda function?
A small anonymous function
A data type
A named function
A type of loop
14
What does the print() function do?
Inputs data
Stores data
Deletes data
Outputs data
15
How do you merge two dictionaries?
dict1 & dict2
dict1 + dict2
dict1.merge(dict2)
{**dict1, **dict2}
16
What does the return statement do?
Ends a function
Creates a variable
Starts a function
Returns a value
17
What is the purpose of the *args in functions?
To accept multiple keyword arguments
To accept multiple positional arguments
To define a function
To return values
18
True or false: A tuple is mutable.
False
True
19
How do you create a comment in Python?
# comment
( commment )
/* comment */
// comment
20
What is a class in Python?
A type of variable
A built-in function
A blueprint for objects
A data type
21
What is a nested loop?
A loop that skips iterations
A loop inside another loop
A loop that never ends
A loop with no conditions

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Test your knowledge on the basics of Python programming language and its core concepts

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Questions 21

Answers

1
What does a list in Python do?
Stores immutable data
Stores only strings
Stores mutable data
Stores only numbers
2
What is a variable in Python?
A type of function
A data type
A named location
A fixed value
3
How do you get the length of a string?
count(s)
len(s)
size(s)
length(s)
4
How do you create a list in Python?
list = <>
list = []
list = ()
list = {}
5
What does the break statement do?
Pauses the loop
Continues the loop
Starts a new loop
Exits the loop
6
How do you import a module?
load module_name
include module_name
import module_name
require module_name
7
Which is not a basic data type in Python?
char
int
float
str
8
How do you define a function in Python?
create function_name()
def function_name()
define function_name()
function name()
9
How do you create a multi-line string?
Using double quotes
Using brackets
Using triple quotes
Using single quotes
10
What is exception handling?
Ignoring errors
Logging errors only
Handling errors gracefully
Creating errors
11
What is type casting?
Converting data types
Deleting data types
Creating new data types
Changing variable names
12
What is the purpose of the elif statement?
To check one condition
To check multiple conditions
To define a function
To end a loop
13
What is a lambda function?
A small anonymous function
A data type
A named function
A type of loop
14
What does the print() function do?
Inputs data
Stores data
Deletes data
Outputs data
15
How do you merge two dictionaries?
dict1 & dict2
dict1 + dict2
dict1.merge(dict2)
{**dict1, **dict2}
16
What does the return statement do?
Ends a function
Creates a variable
Starts a function
Returns a value
17
What is the purpose of the *args in functions?
To accept multiple keyword arguments
To accept multiple positional arguments
To define a function
To return values
18
True or false: A tuple is mutable.
False
True
19
How do you create a comment in Python?
# comment
( commment )
/* comment */
// comment
20
What is a class in Python?
A type of variable
A built-in function
A blueprint for objects
A data type
21
What is a nested loop?
A loop that skips iterations
A loop inside another loop
A loop that never ends
A loop with no conditions