Python Institute Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP) Certification Sample Questions

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Python Institute PCEP Sample Questions:

01. What is the expected output of the following code if the user enters 2 and then 4?

x = input()

y = input()

print(x + y)

a) 4

b) 6

c) 24

d) 2

02. dict = {'en': 'dog', 'pl': 'pies', 'es': 'perro', 'jp': 'inu'}

print(dict['pies'])

What will happen when the program above is run?

a) Python will show 'dog'

b) Python will show a KeyError

c) Python will show 'pl'

d) Python will show 'perro'

03. If values is a list with five elements, then calling values[0:2]...

a) ...returns a list with two elements

b) ...returns a list with three elements

c) ...returns a list with a single element

d) ...returns an empty list

04. A function is defined in the following way.

def do_magic(a = 0):

print(a)

Which statement about this function is true?

a) Must be invoked with no arguments

b) May or may not be invoked with no arguments

c) Must be invoked with exactly one argument

d) Will print different output when invoked twice: first do_magic() and then do_magic(0).

05. You need to handle two different exceptions, called Ex1 and Ex2, in a single except branch. Which form does this?

a) except Ex1 Ex2:

b) except Ex1+Ex2:

c) except Ex1, Ex2:

d) except (Ex1, Ex2):

06. Consider the following code.

my_vals = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

my_vals[1], my_vals[2] = my_vals[2], my_vals[1]

The code…

a) …doesn't change the number of elements in the list

b) …doesn't change the list

c) …shortens the list

d) …reverses the list

07. How many elements does the cities list hold after this code has run?

cities = ['Warsaw', 'Cracow', 'Gdansk', 'Szczebrzeszyn Dolny']

del cities[:]

a) 2

b) 1

c) 0

d) 3

08. Which line properly starts a function taking two parameters, both with zeroed default values?

a) fun fun(a, b=0):

b) def fun(a=b=0):

c) fun fun(a=0, b):

d) def fun(a=0, b=0):

09. How many star characters (*) does the following code produce?

list_a = [0, 1, 2, 3]

list_b = [3, 4, 5, 6]

for el in list_a:

if el in list_b:

print('*')

a) 0

b) 4

c) 1

d) 8

10. Assuming my_tuple is a correctly created tuple, the fact that tuples are immutable means that the following instruction:

my_tuple[1] = my_tuple[1] + my_tuple[0]

a) can be executed if and only if the tuple contains at least two elements

b) is illegal

c) may be illegal if the tuple contains strings

d) is fully correct

Answers:

Question: 01 Answer: c	Question: 02 Answer: b	Question: 03 Answer: a	Question: 04 Answer: b	Question: 05 Answer: d
Question: 06 Answer: a	Question: 07 Answer: c	Question: 08 Answer: d	Question: 09 Answer: c	Question: 10 Answer: b

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