PCPP-32-101 2.2 Employ PEP 8 Guidelines, Conventions, and Best Practices PCPP-32-1 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Within a class definition, how many blank lines should separate methods according to PEP 8?

   • AOne blank line
   • BNo blank lines
   • CTwo blank lines
   • DThree blank lines
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2. 17application · medium

   You are writing a function call that has many arguments and exceeds 79 characters. The arguments are `user_id`, `first_name`, `last_name`, `email`, and `active`. Which formatting is most consistent with PEP 8?

   • AKeep the call on one line and add `# noqa: E501` to suppress the length warning.
   • BPut each argument on its own line, indented by 4 spaces, with a trailing comma after the last argument.
   • CPut all arguments on the next line, indented by 8 spaces, without a trailing comma.
   • DUse a backslash to continue the line and keep all arguments on one logical line.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   When breaking a long mathematical expression across multiple lines, where should the line break be placed according to PEP 8?

   • AAt any point in the expression
   • BAfter the binary operator
   • CIn the middle of the operator
   • DBefore the binary operator
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5. 19foundation · easy

   A developer wants a single command-line tool that checks both PEP 8 style and common programming errors (like undefined names or unused imports). Which tool provides both capabilities?

   • Aflake8
   • Bisort
   • Cautopep8
   • Dpycompile
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6. 20foundation · easy

   In which of the following contexts does PEP 8 recommend using a trailing comma?

   • AImport statements
   • BSingle-line function calls
   • CSingle-line list literals
   • DMulti-line function argument lists
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