Question

What line number of the following code contains an error and what type of error is it? 1. count = 1 2. while count <= 4: 3. print(count, end=" ") 4. i *= 1 5. print("\\The loop has ended.") a. line 4, runtime error b. line 3, syntax error c. line 5, logic error d. line 2, syntax error

Answer 1

a. line 4, runtime error

Step-by-step explanation:

A runtime error is an error that occurs during the execution of a program. Runtime errors indicate bugs in the program. For example, running out of memory, dividing by zero, referencing missing files, calling invalid functions, or not handling certain input correctly will cause a runtime error.

Let us go through the code step bu step:

• count = 1

here you have declared an integer variable count and assigned it a value of 1, in python, to declare a variable all you need to do is to assign it to the datatype you want it to be. in this case 1 is an integer.

• while count <= 4:

This while loop is a control flow statement that only stops when count exceeds 4

• print(count, end=" ")

This prints out the count value to your screen

• i *= 1

The variable "i" has not been declared, and this will lead to a runtime error.

• print("\\The loop has ended.")

This prints this loop has ended to the screen.

The result of running this code has been attached.