Python Institute PCEP-30-02 Exam - Topic 1 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for Python Institute's PCEP-30-02 exam

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Which of the following are the names of Python passing argument styles?

(Select two answers.)

Akeyword

Breference

Cindicatory

Dpositional

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Suggested Answer: C

The code snippet that you have sent is a loop that checks if a variable ''floor'' is less than or equal to 0 and prints a string accordingly. The code is as follows:

floor = 5 while floor > 0: print(''+'') floor = floor - 1

The code starts with assigning the value 5 to the variable ''floor''. Then, it enters a while loop that repeats as long as the condition ''floor > 0'' is true. Inside the loop, the code prints a ''+'' symbol to the screen, and then subtracts 1 from the value of ''floor''. The loop ends when ''floor'' becomes 0 or negative, and the code exits.

The code outputs five ''+'' symbols to the screen, one for each iteration of the loop. Therefore, the correct answer is C. five.

by Whitley at Jan 24, 2024, 05:53 PM

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Monte

10 months ago

Wait, is indicatory even a real term?

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Mitsue

10 months ago

Agreed, keyword and positional are the real ones.

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Karrie

10 months ago

No way, indicatory isn't a thing!

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Joaquin

11 months ago

I thought reference was one too?

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Donette

11 months ago

Definitely keyword and positional!

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Blythe

11 months ago

I’m pretty confident about "positional," but I’m second-guessing myself on "keyword" versus "reference."

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Jennifer

11 months ago

I feel like "indicatory" sounds familiar, but I can't recall if it's actually a passing style in Python.

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Ronald

11 months ago

I think "keyword" and "positional" are definitely the right answers. They were in a practice question we did last week.

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Clorinda

12 months ago

I remember studying argument passing styles, but I’m not entirely sure if "reference" is one of them.

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Dorthy

12 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of this question. I'll have to think it through carefully before selecting my answers.

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Ria

12 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. I know Python has different ways of passing arguments, so I'll go with keyword and positional as my best guess.

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Laurel

12 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this. I know there's something about keyword and positional arguments, but I can't remember the exact terminology.

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Vernell

12 months ago

I'm pretty confident about this one. I think the correct answers are keyword and positional.

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Joesph

12 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about this in class. The two types of Python argument passing styles are keyword and positional. I'm feeling good about this one.

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Lisandra

12 months ago

This question seems straightforward, I'm pretty confident I can figure this out.

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Elmira

12 months ago

Ah, I've seen questions like this before. I'm pretty confident the answer is DoD 8500.1 Information Assurance (IA), since that policy covers the key elements mentioned in the question.

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Van

12 months ago

I think the Intermediate Routing pattern is about moving routing logic to service agents, but I'm not entirely sure if I've got that right.

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Rosamond

1 year ago

Hey, at least they didn't throw in 'teleportational' as an option. That would've really thrown everyone for a loop!

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Camellia

1 year ago

Definitely, 'teleportational' would've been confusing!

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Delfina

1 year ago

C) indicatory

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Ngoc

1 year ago

D) positional

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Jamey

1 year ago

Yeah, 'teleportational' would've been a real curveball!

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Aliza

1 year ago

B) reference

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Arlette

1 year ago

A) keyword

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Ronna

1 year ago

I know, that would've been a wild option!

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Lizbeth

1 year ago

D) positional

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Rhea

1 year ago

A) keyword

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Quiana

1 year ago

Keyword and positional, easy peasy. Although I have to say, 'indicatory' sounds like something you'd find in a science fiction novel, not a Python exam.

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Frederica

1 year ago

Keyword and positional, no doubt. Although 'reference' would be a good one too, if we were talking about C++. But this is Python, so it's gotta be the two classic options.

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Mila

1 year ago

Definitely keyword and positional, those are the common styles in Python.

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Silvana

1 year ago

Yeah, 'reference' is more of a C++ thing. Python sticks to keyword and positional.

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Laurel

1 year ago

I agree, keyword and positional are the correct ones for Python.

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Kaitlyn

1 year ago

Ah, the classic Python argument styles. Keyword and positional are the way to go. I wonder if the exam writer has a sense of humor though - 'indicatory' sounds like something straight out of a bad comedy sketch.

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