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Copying files

copyfile(src, dst) This is from the shutil library https://d ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Creating a matrix in Python

You can create arrays of any number ...READ MORE

Jun 19, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Split a string into a list of characters

This is easy. Just use the list() ...READ MORE

Jun 19, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Print contents of a folder

There is a function provided in python ...READ MORE

Jun 18, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Sorting a dictionary

It is not possible to sort to ...READ MORE

Jun 18, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Compiled vs Interpreted Languages

Compiled languages are written in a code ...READ MORE

Dec 3, 2018 in Python by allenvarna
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Using sequences

Lists are like arrays, except that their ...READ MORE

Jun 14, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Compare dates

>>> from datetime import datetime >>> past = ...READ MORE

Jun 14, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Using exceptions in Python

They are used for control flow. Check ...READ MORE

Jun 14, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Pythonic Switch statement

You can implement it using dictionaries  def numbers_to_strings(argument): ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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reversing a list

Use the reverse function!  list_1.reverse() READ MORE

Jun 20, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Python Whitespace for indenting

PEP-8 recommends creating indents by tapping the ...READ MORE

Jun 12, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Install mysqldb module

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Jun 12, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Swapping values

a,b = b,a Here, python interprets the comma ...READ MORE

Jun 8, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Rename a key in dict

dictionary[new_key] = dictionary.pop(old_key) READ MORE

Jun 8, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Remove a string suffix

You can remove the substring using slicing. ...READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Create an empty array

You don't have to. The size of ...READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Extract element from a set without removing it

Use iter(): element = next(iter(set_1)) READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Combine list items to a string

>>> stmt = ['this','is','a','statement'] >>> ' '.join(sentence) 'this is ...READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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Storing a list of arrays into a CSV file and retrieving it back in a different program

This is the code that I am ...READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by aryya
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Cannot make connection to .accdb file using python

I am writing a script that needs ...READ MORE

Jun 7, 2018 in Python by aryya
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Normal Python code equivalent to given list comprehension

You can try this code list1=[] for i in ...READ MORE

Jun 8, 2018 in Python by jain12
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Delete a character from pythons string

If you want to remove the 'J' ...READ MORE

Jun 12, 2018 in Python by anonymous
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Binary numbers in python

>>> 0b1011 11 READ MORE

Jun 6, 2018 in Python by Hamartia's Mask
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What are the differences between type() and isinstance()?

To summarize the contents of other (already ...READ MORE

Jun 4, 2018 in Python by aryya
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How to sort a list of strings?

Basic answer: mylist = ["b", "C", "A"] mylist.sort() This modifies ...READ MORE

Jun 4, 2018 in Python by aryya
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How to get the size of a string in Python?

If you are talking about the length ...READ MORE

Jun 4, 2018 in Python by aryya
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Difference between append vs. extend list methods in Python

Python append() method adds an element to ...READ MORE

Aug 21, 2019 in Python by germyrinn
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How to read/process command line arguments?

The canonical solution in the standard library ...READ MORE

Jun 4, 2018 in Python by aryya
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a basic question about “while true”

while True means loop forever. The while ...READ MORE

Jun 4, 2018 in Python by aryya
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How to print first character of each word in upper case of a string in Python

class Solution:     def firstAlphabet(self, s):             self.s=s              k=''              k=k+s[0]              for i in range(len(s)):                     if ...READ MORE

Oct 28, 2020 in Python by Anurag
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Enlarging a list using functions using append() and extend()

Let me illustrate this with an example ...READ MORE

Jun 1, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Extract all characters of a string

Convert it to a list -  s = ...READ MORE

Jun 1, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Obtaining a value when given a key in python dicionaries

Yes you can check below code dictionary = ...READ MORE

Nov 25, 2021 in Python by Suhas
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Finding the index of a character in python string

You can use word.find('o') as well to ...READ MORE

Jun 1, 2018 in Python by george
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What exactly does the .join() method do?

Look carefully at your output: 5wlfgALGbXOahekxSs9wlfgALGbXOahekxSs5 ^ ...READ MORE

May 31, 2018 in Python by charlie_brown
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Multiple line comment in Python

Try this ''' This is a multiline comment. I can ...READ MORE

May 31, 2018 in Python by charlie_brown
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Number of days between dates in Python

You can use the date module to ...READ MORE

May 30, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Join all strings in a list of strings

s = " ".join(myList) #here " " ...READ MORE

May 30, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Replacements for switch statement in Python?

You could use a dictionary: def f(x): ...READ MORE

May 29, 2018 in Python by aryya
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How do you get the logical xor of two variables in Python?

If you're already normalizing the inputs to ...READ MORE

May 29, 2018 in Python by aryya
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Using Lists and Tuples in Python

if you are familiar with C programming, ...READ MORE

May 29, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Sorting a list of strings in Python

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May 29, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Looping over a string in python

for c in "string": ...READ MORE

May 28, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Comparing strings in Python

Convert both the strings to either uppercase ...READ MORE

May 28, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Splitting a Python String

The split() method in Python returns a ...READ MORE

Oct 3, 2018 in Python by anonymous
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Size of an object in Python

Use sys.getsizeof() function: >>> import sys >>> s = ...READ MORE

May 25, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Difference between two lists in python

difference = list(set(list1) - set(list2)) READ MORE

May 24, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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Create and open a file in Python

file = open('text.txt', 'w+) READ MORE

May 24, 2018 in Python by Nietzsche's daemon
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How can I get a list of locally installed Python modules?

Solution My 50 cents for getting a pip freeze-like ...READ MORE

May 24, 2018 in Python by charlie_brown
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