Python Basics Quiz

How well do you know the basics of Python? This free quiz has 20 short questions for beginners, from print() and f-strings to lists, dictionaries, loops and functions. Most of them show a few lines of code and ask what it does, the way you will read code every day.

What the quiz covers

• Comments, print() with sep and end, f-strings
• Variable names, data types and type conversion
• Arithmetic: //, %, ** and operator precedence
• Strings: indexing, slicing and string methods
• Conditions: if, elif, else and truthy values
• Lists, tuples, dictionaries and sets
• Loops with range(), break and continue
• Functions: default values, keyword arguments, returning several values and variable scope

How it works

• 20 questions: 15 with one correct answer, 5 where you select every correct answer
• After each question you see the correct answer and a short explanation
• No time limit and no account needed
• Score 70% or more (14 of 20) to pass

Every topic has a runnable program on the Python examples page. Change the code and run it in the online Python editor to see why an answer is right.