What's the Difference?

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1) Part 1

Consider the following snippets from programs:

# piece A
print(something)

# piece B
print("something")

Briefly describe the differences, if any, between these two pieces of code and how Python evaluates them.

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2) Part 2

Consider the following snippets from programs:

# piece A
if condition1:
    print('meow')
if condition2:
    print('woof')
else:
    print('quack')

# piece B
if condition1:
    print('meow')
elif condition2:
    print('woof')
else:
    print('quack')

# piece C
if condition1:
    print('meow')
else:
    if condition2:
        print('woof')
    else:
        print('quack')

Briefly describe the differences, if any, between these three pieces of code and how Python evaluates them.

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3) Part 3

Consider the following snippets from programs:

# piece A
a = [1]
b = a
a = a + [7]
print(a)
print(b)

# piece B
a = [1]
b = a
a.append(7)
print(a)
print(b)

Briefly describe the differences, if any, between these two pieces of code and how Python evaluates them.

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