Starting Out with Python, 4th Edition

Answers to Review Questions

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. c
14. b
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. d
19. b
20. b
21 c
22. a
23. d
24. a
25. b

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. False
9. False

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 10. False

Short Answer
1. Because without it, the computer could not run software.

2. A bit that is turned on represents 1, and a bit that is turned off represents 0.

3. A digital device

4. Keywords

5. Mnemonics

6. A compiler is a program that translates a high-level language program into a separate machine
language program. The machine language program can then be executed any time it is needed. An
interpreter is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high-level language
program. As the interpreter reads each individual instruction in the program, it converts it to a machine
language instruction and then immediately executes it. Because interpreters combine translation and
execution, they typically do not create separate machine language programs.

7. Operating system

Exercises
1. No solution -- This is a hands-on exercise to help you learn how to work with the
Python interpreter in interactive mode.

2. No solution -- This is a hands-on exercise to help you learn how to work with the
IDLE programming environment.

3. Decimal Binary
11 1011
65 1000001
100 1100100
255 11111111

4. Binary Decimal
1101 13
1000 8
101011 43

5. Here is an example: The ASCII codes for the name Marty are:

M = 77
a = 97
r = 114

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 t = 226
y = 121

6.
• Guido van Rossum is the creator of the Python programming language.
• Python was created in the late 1980s.
• Benevolent Dictator for Life

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 2

Multiple Choice
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. a
15. a
16. c
17. a
18. b
19. a
20. b
21. b
22. b

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

Short Answer
1 Interview the customer

2. An informal language that has no syntax rules, and is not meant to be compiled or executed. Instead,
programmers use pseudocode to create models, or "mock-ups" of programs.

3. (1) Input is received.

(2) Some process is performed on the input.
(3) Output is produced.

4. float
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 5. Floating point division returns a floating point number that may include fractions. Integer division
returns an integer and ignores any fractional part of the division result.

6. A magic number is an unexplained value that appears in a program's code. Magic numbers can be
problematic, for a number of reasons. First, it can be difficult for someone reading the code to
determine the purpose of the number. Second, if the magic number is used in multiple places in the
program, it can take painstaking effort to change the number in each location, should the need arise.
Third, you take the risk of making a typographical mistake each time you type the magic number in the
program's code.

7. The named constant makes the program more self-explanatory. In a math statement, it is evident that
PI represents the value of pi. Another advantage to using the named constant is that widespread
changes can easily be made to the program. Let’s say the value of pi appears in several different
statements throughout the program. If you need to change the number of decimal places of precision
used with the number, the initialization value in the declaration of the named constant is the only value
that needs to be modified. For example, to use only two decimal places of precision, the declaration can
be changed to:

PI = 3.14

The new value of 3.14 will then be used in each statement that includes the PI constant. Another
advantage to using the named constant is that it helps to prevent the typographical errors that are
common when using magic numbers. For example, if you accidentally type 31.4159 instead of 3.14159
in a math statement, the program will calculate the wrong value. However, if you misspell PI, the
Python interpreter will display a message indicating that the name is not defined.

Algorithm Workbench
1. height = int(input('Enter your height: '))

2. color = input('Enter your favorite color: ')

3. a. b = a + 2
b. a = b * 4
c. b = a / 3.14
d. a = b – 8

4. a. 12
b. 4
c. 2
d. 6
e. 2
5. total = 10 + 14
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 6. due = total – down_payment

7. total = subtotal * 0.15

8. 11

9. 5

10. print(format(sales, '.2f))

11. print(format(number, ',.1f'))

12. George@John@Paul@Ringo

13. turtle.circle(75)

14. turtle.fillcolor('blue')
turtle.begin_fill()
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.end_fill()

15. turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(100)
turtle.penup()
turtle.left(90)
turtle.forward(50)
turtle.right(90)
turtle.forward(30)
turtle.setheading(0)
turtle.pendown()
turtle.fillcolor('red')
turtle.begin_fill()

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 turtle.circle(80)
turtle.end_fill()

Chapter 3

Multiple Choice
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. a

True or False
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

Short Answer
1. A conditionally executed statement is performed only when a certain condition is true.

2. A dual alternative decision structure

3. The and operator connects two Boolean expressions into one compound expression. Both
subexpressions must be true for the compound expression to be true.

4. The or operator connects two Boolean expressions into one compound expression. One or both sub
expressions must be true for the compound expression to be true. It is only necessary for one of the
subexpressions to be true, and it does not matter which.

5. The and operator.

6. A flag is a variable that signals when some condition exists in the program. When the flag variable is
set to False, it indicates the condition does not exist. When the flag variable is set to True, it means
the condition does exist.

Algorithm Workbench

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 1. if x > 100:
y = 20
z = 40

2. if a < 10:
b = 0
c = 1

3. if a < 10:
b = 0 else:
b = 99

4. if score >= A_score:

print('Your grade is A.')
else:
if score >= B_score:
print('Your grade is B.')
else:
if score >= C_score:
print('Your grade is C.')
else:
if score >= D_score:
print('Your grade is D.')
else:
print('Your grade is F.')

5. if amount1 > 10 and amount2 < 100:

if amount1 > amount2:
print (amount1)
elif amount2 > amount1:
print (amount2)
else:
print('Both values are the same.')

6. if speed >= 24 and speed <= 56:

print ('Speed is normal.')
else:
print ('Speed is abnormal.')

7. if points < 9 or points > 51:

print ('Invalid points')
else:
print ('Valid points')

8. if turtle.heading() >= 0 and turtle.heading() <= 45:

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 turtle.penup()

9. if turtle.pencolor() == 'red' or turtle.pencolor() == 'blue':

turtle.pensize(5)

10. if turtle.xcor() > 100 and turtle.xcor() < 200 and

turtle.ycor() > 100 and turtle.ycor() < 200:
turtle.hideturtle()

Chapter 4

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. d
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. b
10. c
11. d
12. a

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False

Short Answer
1. A condition-controlled loop uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats.

2. A count-controlled loop repeats a specific number of times.

3. An infinite loop continues to repeat until the program is interrupted. Infinite loops usually occur when
the programmer forgets to write code inside the loop that makes the test condition false. Here is an
example of Python code that contains an infinite loop:

x = 99
while x > 0:
print (x)
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 4. If the accumulator starts with any value other than 0, it will not contain the correct total when the loop
finishes.

5. You can write a loop that processes a list of data items even though you do not know the number of
data items in the list, and without requiring the user to know the number of items in the list in
advance.

6. A sentinel value must be unique enough that it will not be mistaken as a regular value in the list.

7. This saying, sometimes abbreviated as GIGO, refers to the fact that computers cannot tell the
difference between good data and bad data. If a user provides bad data as input to a program, the
program will process that bad data and, as a result, will produce bad data as output.

8. When input is given to a program, it should be inspected before it is processed. If the input is invalid,
the program should discard it and prompt the user to enter the correct data.

Specifically, the input is read, and then a loop is executed. If the input data is bad, the loop executes
its block of statements. The loop displays an error message so the user will know that the input was
invalid, and then it reads the new input. The loop repeats as long as the input is bad.

Algorithm Workbench
1. product = 0
while product < 100:
number = int(input('Enter a number: '))
product = number * 10

2. again = 'y'
while again == 'y':
num1 = float(input('Enter a number: '))
num2 = float(input('Enter another number: '))
sum = num1 + num2
print ('The sum of the numbers you entered is', sum)
again = input('Do you want to do that again? (y/n): ')

3. for number in range(0, 1001, 10):

print(number)

4. total = 0.0
for counter in range(10):
number = float(input('Enter a number: '))
total += number
print ('The total is', total)

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 5. denominator = 30
total = 0
for numerator in range(1, 31):
value = numerator / denominator
total = total + value
denominator -= 1
print (total)

6. a x + 1
b.. x *=
= 2
c. x /= 10
d. x -= 100

7. for row in range(10):

for column in range(15):
print('#', end='')
print()

8.
number = float(input('Enter a positive nonzero number: '))
while number <= 0:
print('That is an invalid value.')
number = float(input('Enter a positive nonzero number: '))
print ('Thanks!')

9.
number = int(input('Enter a number between 1 and 100: '))
while number < 1 or number>100:
print('That is an invalid value.')
number = int(input('Enter a number between 1 and 100: '))
print ('Thanks!')

Chapter 5

Multiple Choice
1. c
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. a
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 10. b
11. d
12. b
13. b
14. b
15. a
16. d
17. d
18. b
19. c
20. c

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False
9. True
10. False
11. True
12. False
13. True
14. True
15. True

Short Answer
1. Functions can reduce the duplication of code within a program. If a specific operation is performed in
several places in a program, a function can be written once to perform that operation, and then be
executed any time it is needed. This is known as code reuse because you are writing the code to
perform a task once and then reusing it each time you need to perform the task.

2. A function definition has two parts: a header and a body. The header indicates the starting point of the
function, and the body is a list of statements that belong to the function.

3. When the end of the function block is reached, the computer jumps back to the part of the program
that called the function, and the program resume execution at that point.

4. A local variable is a variable that is declared inside a function. It belongs to the function in which it
is declared, and only statements in the same function can access it.

5. A local variable’s scope begins at the statement where the variable is created, and ends at the end of
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 the function in which the variable is created.

6. Any statement in a program can change the value of a global variable. If you find that the wrong value
is being stored in a global variable, you have to track down every statement that accesses it to
determine where the bad value is coming from. In a program with thousands of lines of code, this can
be difficult.

7. The randrange function, which is in the random module.

8. A return statement.

9. A function's input, processing, and output.

10. A function that returns either True or False.

11. Modules also make it easier to reuse the same code in more than one program. If you have written a set
of functions that are needed in several different programs, you can place those functions in a module.
Then, you can import the module in each program that needs to call one of the functions.

Algorithm Workbench
1. def times_ten(number):
result = number * 10
print (result)

2. show_value(12)

3. 3 will be assigned to a, 2 will be assigned to b, and 1 will be assigned to c.

4. 13.4
00
13.4
5. a. my_function(a=2, b=4, c=6)
b. 2

6. import random
rand = random.randint(1, 100)

7. def half(value):
return value / 2.0

8. result = cube(4)

9. def times_ten(number):
return number * 10

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 10. def get_first_name():
name = input('Enter your first name: ')
return name

Chapter 6

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. d
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. c
15. b

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. False
9. False

Short Answer
1. Open the file—Opening a file creates a connection between the file and the program. Opening an
output file usually creates the file on the disk and allows the program to write data to it. Opening an
input file allows the program to read data from the file.

Process the file—In this step data is either written to the file (if it is an output file) or read from
the file (if it is an input file).

Close the file—When the program is finished using the file, the file must be closed. Closing a
file disconnects the file from the program.

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 2. Closing a file disconnects the program from the file. In some systems, failure to close an output file
can cause a loss of data. This happens because the data that is written to a file is first written to a
buffer, which is a small “holding section” in memory. When the buffer is full, the system writes the
buffer’s contents to the file. This technique increases the system’s performance, because writing data
to memory is faster than writing it to a disk. The process of closing an output file forces any unsaved
data that remains in the buffer to be written to the file.

3. A file’s read position is an internally maintained value that marks the location of the next item that
will be read from the file. When a file is opened, the read position is the beginning of the file.

4. The file's contents are preserved and any new data is written to the end of the file.

5. The file is created.

Algorithm Workbench
1. outfile = open('my_name.txt', 'w')
outfile.write('John Locke')
outfile.close()

2. infile = open('my_name.txt', 'r')

name = infile.read()
print(name)
infile.close()

3. outfile = open('number_list.txt', 'w')

for number in range(1, 101):
outfile.write(str(number) + '\n')
outfile.close()

4. infile = open('number_list.txt', 'r')

line = infile.readline()
while line != '':
line = line.rstrip('\n')
number = int(line)
print(number)
line = infile.readline()
infile.close()

5. total = 0
infile = open('number_list.txt', 'r')
line = infile.readline()
while line != '':
line = line.rstrip('\n')
number = int(line)
total += number
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 print(number)
line = infile.readline()
infile.close()
print("The total is:", total)

6. outfile = open('number_list.txt', 'a')

7. # Delete John Perez from the file.

import os # Needed for the remove and rename functions

def main():
# Create a bool variable to use as a flag.
found = False

# Open the original students.txt file.

student_file = open('students.txt', 'r')

# Open the temporary file.

temp_file = open('temp.txt', 'w')

# Read the first record's name field.

name = student_file.readline()

# Read the rest of the file.

while name != '':

# Read the score field.
score = float(student_file.readline())

# Strip the \n from the name.

name = name.rstrip('\n')

# If this is not the record to delete, then

# write it to the temporary file.
if name != 'John Perez':
# Write the record to the temp file.
temp_file.write(name + '\n')
temp_file.write(str(score) + '\n')
else:
# Found the name. Set the found flag to True.
found = True

# Read the next name.

name = student_file.readline()

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 # Close the student file and the temporary file.
student_file.close()
temp_file.close()

# Delete the original students.txt file.

os.remove('students.txt')

# Rename the temporary file.

os.rename('temp.txt', 'students.txt')

# If the search value was not found in the file

# display a message.
if found:
print ('The file has been updated.')
else:
print ('That item was not found in the file.')

# Call the main function.

main()

8. # Change Julie Milan's score to 100.

import os # Needed for the remove and rename functions
def main():
# Create a bool variable to use as a flag.
found = False

# Open the original students.txt file.

student_file = open('students.txt', 'r')

# Open the temporary file.

temp_file = open('temp.txt', 'w')

# Read the first record's name field.

name = student_file.readline()

# Read the rest of the file.

while name != '':

# Read the score field.

score = float(student_file.readline())

# Strip the \n from the name.

name = name.rstrip('\n')
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 # If this is Julie Milan's, then write it with
# the new score to the temporary file. Otherwise,
# write the existing record to the temporary file.
if name == 'Julie Milan':
# Write the new record.
temp_file.write(name + '\n')
temp_file.write('100\n')
# Set the found flag to True.
found = True
else:
# Write the record to the temp file.
temp_file.write(name + '\n')
temp_file.write(str(score) + '\n')

# Read the next name.

name = student_file.readline()

# Close the student file and the temporary file.

student_file.close()
temp_file.close()

# Delete the original students.txt file.

os.remove('students.txt')

# Rename the temporary file.

os.rename('temp.txt', 'students.txt')

# If the search value was not found in the file

# display a message.
if found:
print ('The file has been updated.' )
else:
print ('Julie Milan was not found in the file.' )

# Call the main function.

main()

9. This code caused a ValueError.

The end.

10. An error happened.

The end.

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 7

Multiple Choice
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. b or c
11. a
12. b
13. d
14. d

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False

Short Answer
1. a. 5
b. 0
c. 4

2. a. 3
b. 1
c. 3

3. [4, 6]

4. [6, 7]

5. [5, 6, 7, 8]

6. [2, 2, 2, 2, 2]
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
Algorithm Workbench
1. names = ['Einstein', 'Newton', 'Copernicus', 'Kepler']

2. for element in names:

print(element)

3. for item in numbers1:

numbers2.append(item)

4.

5. def list_total(arg):
# Set the accumulator to 0.
total = 0

# Add the values in arg to total.

for val in arg:
total += val

# Return the total.

return total

6. if 'Ruby' in names:
print('Hello Ruby')
else:
print('no Ruby')

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 7. [40, 50, 60, 10, 20, 30]

8. mylist = []
for i in range(5):
mylist.append([])
for j in range(3):
mylist[i].append(None)

for i in range (len(mylist)):

for j in range (len(mylist[i])):
mylist[i][j] = input('Enter a value: ')

Chapter 8

Multiple Choice
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. a
9. b
10. b

True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

Short Answer
1. yesnoyes

2. abcabcabc

3. cde

4. [5, 6]

5. joe
JOE
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 joe
joe

Algorithm Workbench
1. if choice.upper() == 'Y'

2. counter = 0
for ch in mystring:
if ch == ' ':
counter +=1
print('The number of space characters is', counter)

3. counter = 0
for ch in mystring:
if ch.isdigit():
counter +=1
print('The number of digits is', counter)

4. counter = 0
for ch in mystring:
if ch.islower():
counter +=1
print('The number of lowercase characters is', counter)

5. def com_check(mystring):
if mystring.endswith('.com'):
return True
return False

6. newString = oldstring.replace('t','T')
print(newString)

7. def reverse(myString):
newString = ''
for counter in range(len(myString)-1, -1, -1):
newString += myString[counter]
return newString

8. print(mystring[:3])

9. print(mystring[-3:])

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 10. mylist = mystring.split('>')

Chapter 9

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. b
10. b
11. c
12. b
13. a
14. a
15. c
16. b
17. d

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True

Short Answer
1. 2

2. 1

3. 'Not found'

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 4. 222

5. You use the del statement and specify the key of the element that you want to delete.
For example:
del dict[key]

6. You use the len function.

7. [4,5]

8. 1, 2, 3

9. {'S','a','t','u','r','n'}

10. An error will be raised. A number is not iterable and cannot be used to create a set.

11. {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', ' '}

12. {2, 4, 6}

13. {'a', 'bb', 'ccc', 'dddd'}

14. 4

15. {10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60}

16. {'p', 's'}

17. {'f'}

18. {'a', 'b', 'c'}

19. {1, 4}

20. set2 is a subset of set1; set1 is a superset of set2

Algorithm Workbench
1. mydict = {'a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3}

2. mydict = {}

3. if 'James' in dct:

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 print(dct['James'])
else:
print('James is not in the dictionary.')

4. if 'Jim' in dct:
del dct['Jim']
else:
print('Jim is not in the dictionary.')

5. mylist = [10, 20, 30, 40]

myset = set(mylist)

6. set3 = set1.union(set2)

7. set3 = set1.intersection(set2)

8. set3 = set1.difference(set2)

9. set3 = set2.difference(set1)

10. set3 = set1.symmetric_difference(set2)

11. import pickle

output_file = open('mydata.dat', 'wb')
pickle.dump(dct, output_file)
output_file.close()

12. import pickle

input_file = open('mydata.dat','rb')
dct = pickle.load(input_file)
input_file.close()

Chapter 10

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. d
7. c
8. a
9. b

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 10. a
11. d
12. a

True or False
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False

Short Answer
1. Encapsulation refers to the combining of data and code into a single object.

2. When an object’s data attributes are hidden from outside code, and access to the data attributes is
restricted to the object’s methods, the data attributes are protected from accidental corruption. In
addition, the code outside the object does not need to know about the format or internal structure of the
object’s data. The code only needs to interact with the object’s methods. When a programmer changes
the structure of an object’s internal data attributes, he or she also modifies the object’s methods so that
they may properly operate on the data. The way in which outside code interacts with the methods,
however, does not change.

3. A class is a description of an object. When the program is running, it can use the class to create, in
memory, as many objects of a specific type as needed. Each object that is created from a class is called
an instance of the class.

4. The name of the method is get_dollar. The name of the variable is wallet.

5. It references the object that the method is to operate on.

6. By starting its name with two underscore characters.

7. By passing the object to the built-in str function or the built-in print function.

Algorithm Workbench
1. my_car.go()

2. class Book:
# Initializer
def __init__(self, title, author, pub):
self.__title = title
self.__author = author
self.__pub = pub

# Mutators
def set_title(self, title):
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 self.__title = title

def set_author(self, author):

self.__author = author

def set_pub(self, pub):

self.__pub = pub

# Accessors
def get_title(self):
return self.__title

def get_author(self):
return self.__author

def get_pub(self):
return self.__pub

# __str__ method
def __str__(self):
state_string = ('Title: ' + self.__title + '\n' +
'Author: ' + self.__author + '\n' +
'Publisher: ' + self.__pub + '\n')

return state_string

3. a. After eliminating duplicates, objects, and primitive values, the potential classes are: bank, account, and
customer.
b. The only class needed for this particular problem is account.
c. The account class knows its balance and interest rate.
The account can calculate interest earned.

Chapter 11

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. c

True or False
1. True
2. False
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 3. True
4. False
5. False

Short Answer
1. The superclass's fields and methods.

2. Felis is the superclass and Tiger is the subclass.

3. When a subclass method has the same name as a superclass method, it is said that the method is
overridden.

Algorithm Workbench
1. class Poodle(Dog):

2. I'm a plant.
I'm a tree.

3. class Cola(Beverage):
def init (self):
Beverage. init (self, 'cola')

Chapter 12

Multiple Choice
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. a

True or False
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False

Short Answer
1. When times is not greater than 0.

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 2. The base case is n = 0. The recursive case is n > 0.

3. No, recursion is not required. You can alternatively use a loop.

4. By reducing the problem with each recursive call, the base case will eventually be reached and the
recursion will stop.

5. The value of an argument is usually reduced.

Algorithm Workbench
1. 10

2. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

3. def traffic_sign(n):
if n > 0:
print ('No Parking')
traffic_sign(n - 1)

Chapter 13

Multiple Choice
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. a
12. d
13. a
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 14. c
15. a
16. b
17. d

True or False
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False

Short Answer
1. The program.

2. The pack method arranges a widget in its proper position, and it makes the widget visible
when the main window is displayed.

3. It runs like an infinite loop until you close the main window.

4. With one stacked on top of the other.

5. By passing side='left' as an argument to the widget's pack method.

6. By calling the widget's get method.

7. First you create a StringVar object. Then, you create a Label widget and associate it with
the StringVar object. From that point on, any value that is then stored in the StringVar
object will automatically be displayed in the Label widget.

8. When you create a group of Radiobuttons, you associate them all with the same IntVar
object. You also assign a unique integer value to each Radiobutton widget. When one of the
Radiobutton widgets is selected, it stores its unique integer value in the IntVar object.

9. As with Radiobuttons, you can use an IntVar object along with a Checkbutton widget.
Unlike Radiobuttons, however, you associate a different IntVar object with each
Checkbutton. When a Checkbutton is selected, its associated IntVar object will hold the value
1. When a Checkbutton is unselected, its associated IntVar object will hold the value 0.

Algorithm Workbench
1. self.label = tkinter.Label(self.main_window,
text='Programming is fun!')

2. self.label1.pack(side='left')
Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.
 self.label2.pack(side='left')

3. self.top_frame = tkinter.Frame(self.main_window)

4. tkinter.messagebox.showinfo('Program Paused',
'Click OK when ' +
'you are ready to continue.')

5. self.my_button = tkinter.Button(self.button_frame,
text='Calculate',
command=self.calculate)

6. self.quit_button = tkinter.Button
(self.button_frame,
text='Quit',
command=self.main_window.destroy)

7. var = int(self.data_entry.get())

8. a) self.canvas.create_line(0, 0, 199, 199,

fill='blue', width=3)
b) self.canvas.create_rectangle(50, 50, 100, 100,
outline='red',
fill='black')
c) self.canvas.create_oval(50, 50, 150, 150,
outline='green')
d) self.canvas.create_arc(20 20, 180, 180,
start=0,
extent=90,
fill='blue')

Starting Out with Python, 4/e Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.