PCPP1 Best Practices And Coding Conventions Practice Question
When creating a new project, how should you structure your imports?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Standard library imports, then third-party, then local, with blank lines between groups.
PEP 8 states that imports should be grouped into standard library imports, third-party imports, and local application imports.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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In the order they are used in the file.
Why it's wrong here
This creates unorganized and hard-to-read headers.
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Standard library imports, then third-party, then local, with blank lines between groups.
Why this is correct
This is the order specified in PEP 8.
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Alphabetically regardless of source.
Why it's wrong here
Source grouping is also required.
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All in a single line separated by semicolons.
Why it's wrong here
Imports should be separate lines.
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