Python Programming - Introduction

Why was Python (TM) developed?

• To go back to the old way of programming

• To create a programming language for students in grade school

• To make it easier to learn Java

• Python was developed by accident

Python (TM) is owned and managed by

• Microsoft (c)

• Sun Microsystems (c)

• Python (TM) is open source and free to use

• Google (c)

Python is ___________ level programming language and is ___________.

• High, compiled

• High, interpreted

• Low, compiled

• Low, interpreted

Generally speaking, a low level programming language is easier to read, write and maintain over a high level programming language

• True

• False

The syntax in Python (TM) is one of the main advantages over other high level programming languages.

• True

• False

A statement in programming

• Expresses an action to be carried out

• Always returns results like expressions

• Rules controlling how components in a program are combined

• An instruction to perform a task, usually one word

A string

• carries out an action

• the elements of a command

• a collection of characters

• how elements in a commad are arranged

A block is

• a statement including elements of a command

• the structure and form of the code

• source code that is grouped together

• meaning assigned to symbols, characters and words

What symbol comes before a comment?

• $

• >>

• #

• !

An exception is

• the structure of form of the code

• the meaning of the characters and words in the code

• the statement that is missing from the instructions

• an event occurring during execution of a program which disrupts the flow of the program's instructions