
Python InstitutePCAD - Certified Associate in Data Analytics with Python
Domain 2Objective 2
Module Management and Exception Handling PCAD-31 Practice Questions (Page 1)
Part of the Programming and Database Skills domain, which accounts for 33.3% of the PCAD-31 exam. Python Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~8–8 in this domain), expect 2–2 from this objective — we provide 24 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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A data analyst runs a script that reads a CSV file. The script crashes with the following traceback: ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "script.py", line 3, in <module> data = open('data.csv').read() FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'data.csv' ``` What is the most likely cause of this error?
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A data pipeline reads a CSV file, parses each row, and writes results to a database. The developer wants to catch a FileNotFoundError separately from a ValueError, but handle all other exceptions with a generic fallback. Which except clause structure correctly implements this?
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What is the benefit of using a `finally` clause when working with file operations?
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After executing `import random`, which expression correctly calls the `randint` function from the random module?
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Why is it beneficial to create custom exception classes?
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