PCPP-32-101 PCPP1 – Certified Professional in Python Programming 1 Questions and Answers

According to PEP 8, Python's official style guide, line breaks before binary operators produce more readable code, especially in code blocks with long expressions. This is stated in several sources (1,2,6,8) and is a widely accepted convention.

The correct answer is  B. The getNumberofCrosswords() method should be decorated with @classmethod . In the given code snippet, the  getNumberofCrosswords  method is intended to be a class method that returns the value of the  numberofcrosswords  class variable. However, the method is not decorated with the  @classmethod  decorator and does not take a  cls  parameter representing the class itself. To make  getNumberofCrosswords  a proper class method, it should be decorated with  @classmethod  and take a  cls  parameter as its first argument.

B. The  getNumberofCrosswords()  method should be decorated with  @classmethod .

This is because the  getNumberofCrosswords()  method is intended to access the class-level variable  numberofcrosswords , but it is defined as an instance method, which requires an instance of the class to be created before it can be called. To make it work as a class-level method, you can define it as a class method by adding the  @classmethod  decorator to the function.

Here's an example of how to define  getNumberofCrosswords()  as a class method:

class Crossword :

numberofcrosswords = 0

def __init__(self, author, title):

self.author = author

self.title = title

Crossword.numberofcrosswords += 1

@classmethod

def getNumberofCrosswords (cls):

return cls.numberofcrosswords

In this example,  getNumberofCrosswords()  is defined as a class method using the  @classmethod  decorator, and the  cls  parameter is used to access the class-level variable  numberofcrosswords .

The correct answers are C and D. PEP 257 defines a docstring as a string literal that appears as the first statement in a module, function, class, or method definition. This placement is important because Python assigns that string to the object’s __doc__ attribute, making it available to tools such as help(), IDEs, documentation generators, and introspection utilities. Option D is also correct because PEP 257 distinguishes between one-line docstrings and multi-line docstrings. Option A is false because a one-line docstring keeps its closing quotes on the same line. Option B is too broad: ordinary string literals appearing anywhere in code are not automatically treated as official runtime docstrings.

The correct answers are A and C. Option A uses a concise one-line docstring that explains the function’s purpose in a useful way. It follows the common Python documentation style by describing what the function returns rather than repeating implementation mechanics. Option C is also useful because the inline comment explains why the value is being adjusted, not merely what the code already shows. Option B is poor because it restates the obvious operation n = n - 1; such comments add noise instead of clarity. Option D is weaker because the docstring describes internal mechanics and argument handling rather than the function’s intended result. Good Python comments should clarify intent, purpose, or non-obvious reasoning.

The correct answer is == because this operator compares object values, not object identity. In Python, == calls the equality comparison mechanism, usually through the __eq__() special method, to determine whether two objects are equivalent in value. For example, two different lists [1, 2, 3] and [1, 2, 3] are separate objects in memory, but list1 == list2 returns True because their contents match. The is operator checks whether two variables refer to the exact same object in memory, which is a different question. The id() function returns an object identity number, while isinstance() checks type membership. Therefore, for value equality, == is the correct operator.

A. In the context of TCP/IP networks, the communication side that initiates a connection is called the client, whereas the side that answers the client is called the server.

This statement is true because TCP/IP networks use a client-server model to establish connection-oriented communications. The client is the device or application that requests a service or resource from another device or application, which is called the server. The server responds to the client’s request and provides the service or resource. For example, when you browse a website using a web browser, the browser acts as a client and sends a request to the web server that hosts the website.  The web server acts as a server and sends back the requested web page to the browser 1 .

B. Connectionless communications are usually built on top of TCP.

This statement is false because TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a connection-oriented protocol that requires establishing and terminating a connection before and after sending data. Connectionless communications are usually built on top of UDP (User Datagram Protocol), which is a connectionless protocol that does not require any connection setup or teardown. UDP simply sends data packets to the destination without checking if they are received or not 2 .

C. Using walkie-talkies is an example of a connection-oriented communication.

This statement is false because using walkie-talkies is an example of a connectionless communication. Walkie-talkies do not establish a dedicated channel or connection between the sender and receiver before transmitting data. They simply broadcast data over a shared frequency without ensuring that the receiver is ready or available to receive it.  The sender does not know if the receiver has received the data or not 3 .

D. A phone call is an example of a connection-oriented communication.

This statement is true because a phone call is an example of a connection-oriented communication. A phone call requires setting up a circuit or connection between the caller and callee before exchanging voice data. The caller and callee can hear each other’s voice and know if they are connected or not.  The phone call also requires terminating the connection when the conversation is over 4 .

The correct answer is  D. The code is responsible for the support of the inequality operator i.e. i != j . In the given code snippet, the  __ne__  method is a special method that overrides the behavior of the inequality operator  !=  for instances of the  MyClass  class. When the inequality operator is used to compare two instances of  MyClass , the  __ne__  method is called to determine whether the two instances are unequal.

The  messagebox.askquestion()  method in Python's tkinter library displays a message box with a specified question and two response buttons labeled "Yes" and "No". It returns a string indicating which button was selected - either "yes" or "no".

This function is used to ask questions to the user that have only two options: YES or NO.  It can be used to ask the user if they want to continue or if they want to submit something  1 .

In the given code snippet, an instance of  OwnMath  exception is raised with an explicitly specified  __cause__  attribute that refers to the original exception ( ZeroDivisionError ). This is an example of explicitly chaining exceptions in Python.

The correct answer is C. The logging format string requires the logger name first, followed immediately by the log level in square brackets, then the timestamp in square brackets, followed by a colon and the message. The default value produced by %(asctime)s includes milliseconds separated by a comma, such as 2019-10-19 18:21:35,407. Option C exactly matches that structure: root is the logger name, [CRITICAL] is the level name, [2019-10-19 18:21:35,407] is the timestamp, and Invalid argument is the message. Options B and D use colon separators instead of brackets, while option A omits the milliseconds required by the default asctime format.

The snippet raises a NameError because the variable height is referenced inside the constructor but is never defined. The __init__() method accepts only weight and sex as parameters, apart from self. When kitty = Cat(1, 'male') is executed, Python enters the constructor and evaluates self.height = height. Since there is no local variable, parameter, global variable, or built-in name called height, Python raises a NameError before the object is fully initialized. Because object construction fails, kitty.say() is never reached. The code does not print meows, and it does not raise ValueError, because the problem is not an invalid value but an undefined name.

In the JSON processing context, the term serialization: A. names a process in which Python data is turned into a JSON string.

Serialization refers to the process of converting a data object, such as a Python object, into a format that can be easily transferred over a network or stored in a file. In the case of JSON, serialization refers to converting Python data into a string representation using the JSON format. This string can be sent over a network or stored as a file, and later deserialized back into the original Python data object.

Option B is true because the  unbind()  method is invoked from within a widget’s object  1 .

Option D is true because the  unbind()  method needs the event name as an argument  1 .

The  unbind()  method in Tkinter is used to remove a binding between an event and a function. It can be invoked from within a widget's object when a binding is no longer needed. The method requires the event name as an argument to remove the binding for that specific event. For example:

button = tk.Button(root, text="Click me")

button.bind(" < Button-1 > ", callback_function) # bind left mouse click event to callback_function

button.unbind(" < Button-1 > ") # remove the binding for the left mouse click event

The correct answers are C and D. PEP 8 recommends that module names should be short and entirely lower-case; underscores may be used only when they improve readability. This keeps imports clean and predictable. PEP 8 also warns against using the single-character variable names l, O, or I because they can be visually confused with 1 and 0 in many fonts. Option A is incorrect because Python class names should normally use the CapWords convention, not mixedCase. Option B is incorrect because exception names are class names and should follow class naming conventions; if the exception represents an error, the name should usually end with Error.

The correct answer is B. The ConfigParser.sections() method returns a list of section names, but it does not include the special DEFAULT section. Therefore, even though config['DEFAULT'] = {} is present, DEFAULT is excluded from the printed result. The code then creates three regular sections: mysql, postgresql, and redis. Assigning config['redis'] = config['postgresql'] creates or updates a separate section named redis using the values from the postgresql section; it does not duplicate the section name postgresql in the section list. Therefore, the output contains only the normal section names: ['mysql', 'postgresql', 'redis'] .

Option B is correct because it sets the font option of the button to a tuple containing the font family (‘Arial’), size (12), and style (‘italic’).

Option C is correct because it sets the font option of the button to a string containing the font family (‘Arial’), size (12), and style (‘italic’) separated by spaces.

 The true statement about the  __name__  attribute is  D. name is a special attribute, which is inherent for classes, and it contains the name of a class . The  __name__  attribute is a special attribute of classes that contains the name of the class as a string.

The  __name__  attribute is a special attribute in Python that is available for all classes, and it contains the name of the class as a string. The  __name__  attribute can be accessed from both the class and its instances using the dot notation.