Which of the following is a specific, composite data type in Python?

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• Integer
  Not quite. An integer is one of the five primitive types the primer recaps; it is not composed of other types.
• List
  Correct. The primer's own bullet list calls a list "a new type that can hold multiple values of the same type" - it is a type in its own right, and a composite one.
• Dataclass
  Not quite. The primer describes a dataclass as "a way of making new types", not a type itself, so it is not a specific data type.
• Mutability
  Not quite. Mutability is a property that lists and dataclasses share, not a data type on its own.

What is a basic functional definition of Dataclasses?

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• A collection of named values representing a single thing.
  Correct. The primer describes a dataclass as "a way of making new types that combine multiple bits of different kinds of data into one bundle" - a collection of named values standing in for one thing.
• A new type of data, just like lists.
  Not quite. The primer draws exactly this contrast: a list is "a new type", while a dataclass is "a way of making new types" and not a type itself.
• A classic Python data structure.
  Not quite. Dataclasses are presented as a new, additional capability this chapter introduces, not a long-standing structure like a list or a dictionary.
• An instance of a Python class.
  Not quite. A dataclass is the definition used to create instances, not an instance itself.

Which of the following is NOT true about Lists?

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• They should contain multiple values of the same type.
  Not quite, this is true. The primer says the elements of a list "should all be of the same type, which becomes the element type of the list."
• They are created using square brackets.
  Not quite, this is true. The primer's Lists example creates every list with square brackets, such as scores = [100, 95, 33, 85].
• Lists can be empty.
  Not quite, this is true. The primer's own example includes empty = [].
• Lists are infinite.
  Correct, this is the false statement. Every list the primer shows has a fixed, finite number of elements, including the empty list.