Python modules and libraries

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Definition

import a module to use its functions: import random, import math, from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression.

Example: import math

Found in: course specifications.

Where you'll use it in the test

Syllabus area: Code patterns.

Question types it can appear in

Python: Write or complete it in the online Python tool.
Code reading: Code or algorithm reading: interpret a fragment and state its output or purpose.

How to use it

A model sentence

General advice, built from the definition and example above

Code pattern: “import a module to use its functions: import random, import math, from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression.” Then apply it: import math

In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.

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Flashcard: Python modules and libraries in Code Patterns: Pseudocode, Python, SQL, CSS (Years 11 and 12) · study that set
Memorise: Python basics: input, selection, loops, strings
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Check yourself

Write or say the “Python modules and libraries” pattern from memory: the syntax and what it does.

Reveal the answer

import a module to use its functions: import random, import math, from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression.

Example: import math

Could be tested as: Python, Code reading.