Python Institute Exam PCAP-31-03 Topic 4 Question 65 Discussion

Actual exam question for Python Institute's PCAP-31-03 exam

Question #: 65
Topic #: 4

What is the expected output of the following code if the file named existing_text_file is a non-zero length text file located inside the working directory?

Athe length of the first line from the file

B-1

Cthe number of lines contained inside the file

Dthe length of the last line from the file

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Suggested Answer: A, D

by Lauran at May 17, 2024, 03:31 PM

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Curtis

5 days ago

Wow, this question is a real head-scratcher! I'm going to go with option A and hope the file doesn't have any blank lines. If it does, I might have to resort to my trusty 8-ball for the answer.

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Refugia

14 days ago

Option D is tempting, but I don't think that's correct. The code is not specifically getting the last line, it's just getting the length of the first line.

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Leana

17 days ago

Haha, well, if the file is empty, the output should be -1, right? That's what option B is saying. But I guess that's not the case here since the question says the file is non-zero length.

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Veronika

18 days ago

I think the correct answer is C. The code is iterating through the lines in the file, so the output should be the number of lines contained inside the file.

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Nan

19 days ago

The expected output is the length of the first line from the file. This is because the code is using the `len()` function to get the length of the first line read from the file.

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