Answer: Python Puzzler #1841

The answer is C. The program prints:

hoot

Checked by running the program for real.

A dictionary stores pairs: a key and its value. sounds["owl"] looks up the key ‘owl’ and gives back its value.

A trace table follows the program step by step. Here’s this one:

sounds = {
    "bee": "buzz",
    "dog": "woof",
    "sheep": "baa",
    "owl": "hoot",
}
print(sounds["owl"])

Try it: change one number in the program and predict the new output before you run it.