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Editor allows you to write code
Compiler Turns programming language into computer language
Same as compiler, but converts code one step at a
Interpreter
time instead of the entire program at once
An object that takes two operands and does
Operator
something with them
Expression Something that has value
Terminal vs non-terminal Terminal is a final value, non-terminal can be reduced
expression further
Proper Python expression Expression > expression operator expression
grammar
Variable A name that refers to a value
String Text surrounded by quotes
Integer A number
Boolean A true or false value
Programming grammar Language rules, returns a syntax error if not followed
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Change variable value Using an = assigns a new value
Indexing a string Selecting a sub-sequence of a string
Slicing a string Obtaining a subset of data from a string
+ Concatenate or add
= Assignment
Multiply, when applied to string data it writes out the
*
string multiple times
- Subtract
/ Divide
% Does division and returns remainder
Takes an input
Procedure processes input
produces output
Same as procedure
Function
written once but can be called upon many times
Parameter An input to a procedure or function
Operand Same as an input or a parameter
Return Defines the output for a function
Executes as long as the test expression is true
While loop
while <test expression>
<block>
Controls what code is executed based on results of a
test expression
If else statement if <test expression>
<block>
else:
<block>
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Terms in this set (74)
Editor allows you to write code
Compiler Turns programming language into computer language
Same as compiler, but converts code one step at a
Interpreter
time instead of the entire program at once
An object that takes two operands and does
Operator
something with them
Expression Something that has value
Terminal vs non-terminal Terminal is a final value, non-terminal can be reduced
expression further
Proper Python expression Expression > expression operator expression
grammar
Variable A name that refers to a value
String Text surrounded by quotes
Integer A number
Boolean A true or false value
Programming grammar Language rules, returns a syntax error if not followed
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Change variable value Using an = assigns a new value
Indexing a string Selecting a sub-sequence of a string
Slicing a string Obtaining a subset of data from a string
+ Concatenate or add
= Assignment
Multiply, when applied to string data it writes out the
*
string multiple times
- Subtract
/ Divide
% Does division and returns remainder
Takes an input
Procedure processes input
produces output
Same as procedure
Function
written once but can be called upon many times
Parameter An input to a procedure or function
Operand Same as an input or a parameter
Return Defines the output for a function
Executes as long as the test expression is true
While loop
while <test expression>
<block>
Controls what code is executed based on results of a
test expression
If else statement if <test expression>
<block>
else:
<block>
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