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Cards (31)

Section 1

(31 cards)

portability

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A property of a program that can run on more than one kind of computer.

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problem solving

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The process of formulating a problem, finding a solution, and expressing the solution.

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runtime error

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An error that does not occur until the program has started to execute but that prevents the program from continuing.

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debugging

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The process of finding and removing any of the three kinds of programming errors.

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Python shell

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An interactive user interface to the Python interpreter. The user of a Python shell types commands at the prompt (>>>), and presses the return key to send these commands immediately to the interpreter for processing.

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semantic error

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An error in a program that makes it do something other than what the programmer intended.

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Bug

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An error in a program.

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parse

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To examine a program and analyze the syntactic structure.

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semantics

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The meaning of a program.

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print function

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A function used in a program or script that causes the Python interpreter to display a value on its output device.

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formal language

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Any one of the languages that people have designed for specific purposes, such as representing mathematical ideas or computer programs; all programming languages are formal languages.

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high-level language

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A programming language like Python that is designed to be easy for humans to read and write.

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activecode

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A unique interpreter environment that allows Python to be executed from within a web browser.

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token

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One of the basic elements of the syntactic structure of a program, analogous to a word in a natural language.

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syntax

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The structure of a program

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byte code

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An intermediate language between source code and object code. Many modern languages first compile source code into byte code and then interpret the byte code with a program called a virtual machine.

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exception

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Another name for a runtime error.

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algorithm

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A general step by step process for solving a problem.

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interpret

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To execute a program in a high-level language by translating it one line at a time.

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low-level language

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A programming language that is designed to be easy for a computer to execute; also called machine language or assembly language.

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shell mode

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A style of using Python where we type expressions at the command prompt, and the results are shown immediately. Contrast with source code, and see the entry under Python shell.

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object code

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The output of the compiler after it translates the program.

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source code

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A program, stored in a file, in a high-level language before being compiled or interpreted.

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compile

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To translate a program written in a high-level language into a low-level language all at once, in preparation for later execution.

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programming language

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A formal notation for representing solutions.

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program

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A sequence of instructions that specifies to a computer actions and computations to be performed.

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comment

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Information in a program that is meant for other programmers (or anyone reading the source code) and has no effect on the execution of the program.

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codelens

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An interactive environment that allows the user to control the step by step execution of a Python program

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executable

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Another name for object code that is ready to be executed.

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natural language

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Any one of the languages that people speak that evolved naturally.

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syntax error

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An error in a program that makes it impossible to parse — and therefore impossible to interpret.

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