What is the expected behavior of the following program? ``python print("Hello!") ``

Question

print("Hello!")

Options

• AThe program will output Hello! to the screen
• BThe program will generate an error on the screen
• CThe program will output "Hello!" to the screen
• DThe program will output "Hello!" to the screen

• A
  78% (18)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  13% (3)

Explanation

Option A is correct because Python's print() function outputs its argument to standard output (the screen) without the surrounding quotation marks - the quotes in the source code are string delimiters, not part of the value itself.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because print("Hello!") is valid Python syntax with no errors - it will execute successfully every time.
• C and D are wrong because they show "Hello!" with quotation marks in the output. Python's print() strips the string delimiters; only the contents between the quotes are printed.

Memory tip: Think of quotation marks as a container, not the contents. print() opens the container and displays only what's inside - so "Hello!" on screen becomes Hello!, not "Hello!".

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