80 Python Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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What is the name of the Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the walrus operator?

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PEP 572

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Python 3, what built-in function returns the absolute value of a number?

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abs()

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What Python keyword is used to yield a generator value?

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yield

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What decorator is used to define a static method in a class?

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@staticmethod

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What is the name of the built-in function to create an iterator that aggregates elements from multiple iterables?

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zip

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In Python, what does the 'with' statement provide for resource management?

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context manager

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What is the name of the Python module for generating random numbers?

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random

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What Python library is commonly used for data manipulation and analysis with DataFrame objects?

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pandas

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the name of the method you call on a string to make it all uppercase?

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upper()

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Which keyword starts a block for handling exceptions in Python?

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try

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the name of the Python module for regular expressions?

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re

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What is the output of print(type(3.14))?

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<class 'float'>

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What is the name of Python's built-in function to convert a string to an integer?

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int()

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What Python data structure is ordered, mutable, and allows duplicate elements?

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list

Hard Hard difficulty.
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What is the name of the Python implementation that runs on the Java Virtual Machine?

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Jython

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) defines the style guide for Python code?

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PEP 8

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What is the output of type([]) in Python 3?

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<class 'list'>

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What is the name of the Python tool for creating isolated virtual environments introduced in Python 3.3?

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venv

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What is the name of the built-in Python module for working with JSON data?

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json

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which library is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python?

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NumPy

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What is the term for Python's dynamic type system where behavior is determined by the object's methods?

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Duck typing

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Which version of Python made print a function (required parentheses)?

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Python 3.0

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What is the name of Python's built-in function to get the length of a sequence?

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len

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What is the result of the expression 2 ** 3 in Python?

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8

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What is the default Python implementation?

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CPython

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the name of the official Python package index?

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PyPI

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What keyword is used to define a function in Python?

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def

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What is the standard file extension for Python source files?

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.py

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In what year was Python first released?

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1991

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Who created the Python programming language?

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Guido van Rossum