Secure Scripting: Exam 1 Review: Modules 1 - 4

What data structure in Python allows us to associate values with keys?

• List

• Dictionary

• Tuple

• Set

Which statement about Python dictionaries is NOT true?

• They are unordered collections of items.

• Keys in a dictionary must be immutable.

• Dictionaries can have duplicate keys.

• Values in a dictionary can be any data type.

What is the Python class from which all exceptions inherit?

• Error

• Exception

• BaseError

• Throwable

When debugging variables in a Python development environment, which tool or method is most commonly used to inspect their values during runtime?

• The debug module

• The breakpoint() function

• The inspect library

• Manual print() statements

Which method returns an alphabetically sorted list containing all entities' names that are available in a specific module?

• dir()

• help()

• sort()

• sorted()

The dir() method in Python provides a sorted list of names in the current module. What does this include?

• Only variables defined in the module

• Only functions and classes defined in the module

• All variables, functions, and classes defined in the module

• Both built-in and user-defined entities

Which class does Python provide from the optparse module for managing command-line arguments?

• OptionGroup

• OptionParser

• ArgumentParser

• CommandLineManager

Which of the following steps best describes how to debug a Python program with complex variable states?

• Analyze the error log and exit immediately upon encountering errors.

• Add print() statements to key parts of the code and examine the output.

• Use an IDE debugger or breakpoint() function to pause execution and inspect variable states.

• Remove all variables and functions to simplify the program.

What is the main module that allows us to interact with the Python interpreter?

• sys

• os

• subprocess

• threading

Which of the following functionalities are provided by the sys module? (Select all that apply)

• Accessing command-line arguments.

• Modifying the Python path.

• Managing the Python garbage collector.

• Defining systems use short, medium and long flags.