PCAP Functions and Modules

Question 1

What does the `*args` parameter in a function definition allow?

Accepted Answer

A variable number of positional arguments

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Keyword arguments only

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Default argument values

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A single list argument

Question 2

What does `**kwargs` allow in a function definition?

Accepted Answer

Variable keyword arguments as a dictionary

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Variable positional arguments

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Default arguments

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Forced keyword-only arguments

Question 3

What is a lambda function in Python?

Accepted Answer

An anonymous single-expression function

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A named multi-line function

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A function stored in a module

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A built-in function

Question 4

What does the `return` statement do in a function?

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Exits the function and optionally passes a value back

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Pauses the function

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Prints the result

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Restarts the function

Question 5

Which built-in function applies a function to every item in an iterable?

Accepted Answer

map()

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filter()

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apply()

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each()

Question 6

How do you import only the `sqrt` function from the `math` module?

Accepted Answer

from math import sqrt

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import math.sqrt

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include math.sqrt

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import sqrt from math