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Python Modules os, sys and platform
Question 1
What is the key difference between os.mkdir("path") and os.makedirs("path")
os.mkdir() can create multiple directories at once, while os.makedirs() can only create one.
os.makedirs() can create intermediate directories recursively, while os.mkdir() cannot.
os.mkdir() will not raise an error if a directory exists, but os.makedirs() will.
There is no functional difference; os.makedirs() is just an alias for os.mkdir().
Question 2
If you run a script from your terminal like this: python my_script.py arg1 arg2, what will sys.argv contain?
['arg1', 'arg2']
['my_script.py', 'arg1', 'arg2'] (correct)
['python', 'my_script.py', 'arg1', 'arg2']
('my_script.py', 'arg1', 'arg2')
Question 3
What is the primary purpose of the sys.exit() function?
To restart the Python interpreter.
To pause the program's execution indefinitely.
To raise a SystemExit exception and terminate the program. (correct)
To return to the beginning of the script's main function.
Question 4
You have a file at "C:/docs/report.txt". Which function call correctly deletes this file?
os.rmdir("C:/docs/report.txt")
os.delete("C:/docs/report.txt")
os.remove("C:/docs/report.txt")
os.path.remove("C:/docs/report.txt")
Question 5
Which platform module function would you use to get a simple string identifying the operating system, such as 'Windows', 'Linux', or 'Darwin'?
platform.uname()
platform.platform()
platform.node()
platform.system()
Question 6
You need to check if your script is running on a 64-bit version of Python. Which function is best suited for this task?
platform.machine()
platform.architecture()
platform.python_compiler()
platform.processor()
There are 6 questions to complete.