Source code for CrackingCodes.Ch12.PracticeQuestions

"""Chapter 12 Practice Questions

Answers Chapter 12 Practice Questions via Python code.
"""


[docs]def main(): # 1. What does this expression evaluate to? expression = ' Hello world'.strip() print(expression) # 2. Which characters are whitespace characters? # Hint: Check page 145 print("\nAnswer: These are the whitespace characters in Python.") print("What are ' ', '\\t', and '\\n'?") print("Ooh, I'm sorry, we were looking for their names, not characters.") print("(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻\n") # 3. Why does 'Hello world'.strip('o') evaluate to a string that still has Os # in it? expression = 'Hello world'.strip('o') print(expression) expression = 'oooHello worldooo'.strip('o') print(expression) # 4. Why does 'xxxHelloxxx'.strip('X') evaluate to a string that still has Xs # in it? expression = 'xxxHelloxxx'.strip('X') print(expression) expression = 'XXXHelloXXX'.strip('X') print(expression)
# If PracticeQuestions.py is run (instead of imported as a module), call # the main() function: if __name__ == '__main__': main()