Python for GCSE

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3.1: understand the difference between syntax, logic and runtime errors

Keyword	Definition
logic error	type of error which might not make the program crash but the program output may be unexpected because the programmer wrote the wrong instructions in code
runtime error	type of error which makes the program crash whilst it's running because it tries to do something impossible
syntax error	type of error which prevents code from running at all because the rules of the programming language have been broken

3.2: be able to debug code using IDE tools and error messages

Keyword	Definition
breakpoint	a debugging tool where you can force the program to pause when it reaches a particular line of code
debug	find and fix error messages
error message	description of what went wrong with a program
IDE	integrated development environment: a tool which lets you write, run and debug your code
line number	part of an error message which gives an indication of where the error might be close to
step	run one line of code at a time
watch	view the value stored in a variable as the program runs

3.3: be able to convert between data types

Keyword	Definition
boolean	data type with values of either True or False
casting	converting from one data type to another
character	data type with a single letter / digit / symbol as a value
float	data type with values that can be any number with a decimal point
integer	data type with values that can be any whole number
string	data type with text values of zero or more characters