Programming II - Python Basics

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What are the two main platforms to write Python code?

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Jupyter Notebook and Google Colab.

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How do you access Google Drive in Google Colab?

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Use the commands: from google.colab import drive, drive.mount('/content/drive'), and %cd /content/drive/MyDrive/.

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What are the basic data types in Python?

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int, float, str, bool.

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What does the 'int' data type represent?

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Whole numbers.

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How do you create a variable in Python?

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Use the syntax: variable_name = value.

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What are the good naming rules for variables in Python?

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Don’t start with a number, no spaces, use underscores instead, avoid reserved words, and use clear names.

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What is the result of 'print(a + b)' if a = 10 and b = 3?

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It prints 13.

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What does the '//' operator do in Python?

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It performs floor division, returning the largest integer less than or equal to the division result.

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What is scientific notation in Python?

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A way to represent very small or large numbers, e.g., x = 25e-3 means 25 × 10⁻³.

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What is type conversion (casting) in Python?

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Changing the data type of a variable using functions like int(), float(), and str().