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Python essentials for engineers knowledge check

Answer every question from your current understanding. After submission, compare your reasoning with the explanation and revisit any weak concept.

This check covers Python essentials for engineers. Read it first if you have not.

5 QuestionsOne Answer eachImmediate ScoreDetailed Explanations

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Question 1 of 5What does `if __name__ == '__main__':` achieve in a script?

Its code runs when the file is executed but not when it is importedIts code runs only when the file is imported by another moduleIts code runs once per function defined earlier in the file

Question 2 of 5Which expression joins a folder and a file name with pathlib?

Path('rtl') + 'fifo.v'Path('rtl').join('fifo.v')Path('rtl') / 'fifo.v'

Question 3 of 5What exit status does argparse use when the user gives invalid arguments?

0, after printing a warning and using the defaults2, after printing a usage message to standard error1, after printing the full help text to standard output

Question 4 of 5Why should main() catch specific exceptions such as FileNotFoundError instead of using a bare except?

A bare except would also hide programming mistakes such as a misspelt nameA bare except is not allowed inside a function called mainA bare except makes the script run noticeably more slowly

Question 5 of 5Why does the file-list script sort the sources it finds?

To remove files that have the same contents as anotherTo make the simulator compile the files in parallelTo give the same order on every machine, with packages first

Review every selection before submitting. You can retry after reading the explanations.

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