Python Automation for IT Practice Exam

What the Python Automation for IT exam covers

• Python Scripting Foundations for Automation153 questions
• Files, Data Formats, and Text Processing163 questions
• OS, Process, and Task Automation158 questions
• APIs, Web, and Cloud Automation159 questions
• Network Automation, Testing, and CI/CD154 questions

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1. Question 1Python Scripting Foundations for Automation

   What does the following script print? nums = [1, 2, 3, 4] print([n * n for n in nums if n % 2 == 0])

   • A[4, 16]Correct
   • B[1, 4, 9, 16]
   • C[2, 4]
   • D[1, 9]
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   The comprehension keeps only even values (2 and 4) because of the if filter, then squares each survivor, giving 4 and 16.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BThat squares every element and ignores the if filter that keeps only even numbers.
   • CThat keeps the even numbers but forgets to square them in the expression part.
   • DThat squares the odd numbers, which is the opposite of the n % 2 == 0 filter.
2. Question 2Python Scripting Foundations for Automation

   A Python virtual environment isolates a project's installed packages from the system-wide Python packages.

   • ATrueCorrect
   • BFalse
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   A virtual environment gives a project its own site-packages directory and interpreter link, so pip installs stay local to that project instead of touching system packages.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BIsolation of dependencies per project is exactly the purpose of a virtual environment.
3. Question 3Files, Data Formats, and Text Processing

   What does the following script print? line = ' ERROR: disk full ' print(line.strip().split(':')[0])

   • AERRORCorrect
   • B ERROR
   • CERROR: disk full
   • D disk full
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   strip removes the surrounding spaces, split(':') breaks the text at the colon, and [0] selects the first piece, 'ERROR'.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Bstrip runs first and removes the leading spaces before the split, so no spaces remain.
   • CThe split on ':' plus index [0] returns only the part before the colon.
   • DIndex [0] selects the first piece before the colon, not the [1] part after it.
4. Question 4Files, Data Formats, and Text Processing

   Which creates a temporary file that is deleted automatically when it is closed?

   • Atempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()Correct
   • Btempfile.mkstemp()
   • Copen("/tmp/x", "w")
   • Dtempfile.gettempdir()
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   By default NamedTemporaryFile removes the underlying file when the object is closed, which pairs well with a with block.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Bmkstemp returns a descriptor and path but leaves cleanup to you.
   • CA plain open creates a persistent file that you must delete yourself.
   • Dgettempdir only returns the temp directory path and creates nothing.
5. Question 5Files, Data Formats, and Text Processing

   What does the following script print? import re print(bool(re.match(r'^\d{3}$', '1234')))

   • AFalseCorrect
   • BTrue
   • CNone
   • D4
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   ^ and $ anchor the pattern to the whole string and \d{3} requires exactly three digits, so '1234' does not match, re.match returns None, and bool(None) is False.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BThe anchors require exactly three digits end to end, and the string has four.
   • Cre.match returns None on no match, but bool() converts that to False before printing.
   • DThe code prints a boolean from bool(), not the length of the string.
6. Question 6OS, Process, and Task Automation

   os.walk(top) yields a tuple of what for each directory it visits?

   • A(dirpath, dirnames, filenames)Correct
   • B(filename, size, mode)
   • C(path, is_dir, is_file)
   • D(root, extension, count)
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   For each directory, os.walk yields the current path plus the lists of subdirectory names and file names within it.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Bos.walk describes directories, not per-file size and mode.
   • CIt yields name lists, not boolean type flags.
   • DThere is no extension or count element in the yielded tuple.
7. Question 7OS, Process, and Task AutomationSelect all that apply

   Which TWO functions create or remove directories on the filesystem? (Select TWO.)

   • Aos.makedirs creates any missing parent directoriesCorrect
   • Bos.rmdir removes a single empty directoryCorrect
   • Cos.listdir deletes everything inside a directory
   • Dos.getcwd removes the current working directory
   ✓ Correct answer: A, B

   os.makedirs creates a directory along with any missing parents, and os.rmdir removes a directory that is already empty.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Clistdir returns the names of the entries; it does not delete anything.
   • Dgetcwd returns the current directory path and removes nothing.
8. Question 8APIs, Web, and Cloud Automation

   How do you send a bearer token with the requests library?

   • Aheaders={"Authorization": "Bearer TOKEN"}Correct
   • Bheaders={"Token": "TOKEN"}
   • Cparams={"auth": "TOKEN"}
   • Ddata={"bearer": "TOKEN"}
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   Bearer auth expects an Authorization header whose value is the word Bearer followed by the token.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BA custom Token header is not the standard bearer scheme most APIs expect.
   • CPutting the token in the query string is insecure and not the bearer convention.
   • DThe token belongs in a header, not the request body.
9. Question 9APIs, Web, and Cloud Automation

   If the endpoint returns HTTP 200, what does this print? import requests r = requests.get('https://api.example.com/health') print(r.status_code == 200)

   • ATrueCorrect
   • B200
   • COK
   • DFalse
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   r.status_code holds the integer 200, and comparing it to 200 yields True, which is what print shows.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BThe code prints the boolean comparison, not the raw status code.
   • Cstatus_code is the number 200, and the comparison yields a boolean, not text.
   • DA 200 response makes the comparison true, not false.
10. Question 10Network Automation, Testing, and CI/CD

    Which command stages and records changes as a new commit in a local repo?

    • Agit add . && git commit -m 'msg'Correct
    • Bgit clone <url>
    • Cgit status --short
    • Dgit log --oneline
    ✓ Correct answer: A

    git add stages the changed files and git commit records them as a new commit, so the two together capture a snapshot locally.

    Why the other options are wrong

    • Bclone copies an existing remote repo; it does not record your new changes.
    • Cstatus only reports what changed and stages nothing.
    • Dlog shows past commits and does not create a new one.

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