Section 3.17 Glossary
Glossary Glossary
- syntax error.
- An error in a program that makes it impossible to parse — and therefore impossible to interpret.
- runtime error.
- An error that does not occur until the program has started to execute but that prevents the program from continuing.
- semantic error.
- An error in a program that makes it do something other than what the programmer intended.
- deterministic.
- A process that is repeatable and predictable.
- documentation.
- A place where you can go to get detailed information about aspects of your programming language.
- module.
- A file containing Python definitions and statements intended for use in other Python programs. The contents of a module are made available to the other program by using the import statement.
- namespace.
- A naming system for making names unique, to avoid duplication and confusion. Within a namespace, no two names can be the same.
- pseudo-random number.
- A number that is not genuinely random but is instead created algorithmically.
- random number.
- A number that is generated in such a way as to exhibit statistical randomness.
- random number generator.
- A function that will provide you with random numbers, usually between 0 and 1.
- standard library.
- A collection of modules that are part of the normal installation of Python.
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