PCPP-32-101 2.2 Employ PEP 8 Guidelines, Conventions, and Best Practices PCPP-32-1 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   According to PEP 8, how should spaces be used around binary operators like +, -, and =?

   • AMultiple spaces for alignment
   • BA single space on both sides of the operator
   • CA space only after the operator
   • DNo spaces around the operator
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Where should import statements be placed in a Python file according to PEP 8?

   • AAt the top of the file, after the module docstring
   • BInside the functions that use them
   • CAnywhere in the file, as long as they are before use
   • DAt the bottom of the file
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4. 28foundation · easy

   In what order should import groups be arranged according to PEP 8?

   • AStandard library, third-party, local
   • BLocal, standard library, third-party
   • CThird-party, standard library, local
   • DAlphabetical order without grouping
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5. 29application · medium

   Your CI pipeline runs `pycodestyle` on every pull request. A developer's PR fails with an E501 error on a long line and an E201 error on a line with `foo( 1, 2 )`. What is the most appropriate way to resolve these failures?

   • AReplace the parentheses with a backslash continuation and keep the spaces.
   • BRefactor the long line using parentheses and remove the extra spaces inside the parentheses.
   • CIncrease the max line length in the pycodestyle configuration to 120 characters.
   • DAdd `# noqa` to both lines to suppress the errors.
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6. 30expert · hard

   Your team's flake8 configuration includes the pep8-naming plugin. A developer's PR contains `class httpClient`, `def parse_data()`, `MAX_RETRIES = 3`, and `_private_var`. The CI fails with an N801 error. Which name is causing the failure, and what is the correct fix?

   • A`_private_var` — rename it to `private_var` to remove the leading underscore.
   • B`MAX_RETRIES` — rename it to `max_retries` to use lowercase.
   • C`parse_data` — rename it to `ParseData` to use CapWords.
   • D`httpClient` — rename it to `HttpClient` to use CapWords.
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