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How can I remove a key from a Python dictionary?

answered Jun 30, 2012 at 20:29

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How to check if type of a variable is string?

answered Jan 30, 2011 at 13:33

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How to set environment variables in Python?

answered May 11, 2011 at 22:27

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How can I open multiple files using "with open" in Python?

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 16:19

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How to check if a string is a substring of items in a list of strings

answered Jan 30, 2011 at 13:32

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Split string on whitespace in Python

answered Nov 13, 2011 at 18:46

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Python datetime to string without microsecond component

answered Nov 3, 2011 at 18:22

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Get name of current script in Python

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 9:35

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Why do we check up to the square root of a number to determine if the number is prime?

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 22:04

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Collections.defaultdict difference with normal dict

answered May 5, 2011 at 15:49

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How to find all occurrences of an element in a list

answered Jun 9, 2011 at 14:13

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How to format a floating number to fixed width in Python

answered Jan 16, 2012 at 20:10

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Take the content of a list and append it to another list

answered Nov 18, 2011 at 2:33

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Check if item is in an array / list

answered Jun 28, 2012 at 19:40

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Getting a hidden password input

answered Feb 8, 2012 at 22:04

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Is there a difference between "pass" and "continue" in a for loop in Python?

answered Feb 28, 2012 at 14:44

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How to ignore xargs commands if stdin input is empty?

answered Nov 28, 2011 at 13:49

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Remove the first character of a string

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 13:34

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How to pick just one item from a generator?

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 21:58

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What's the difference between `raw_input()` and `input()` in Python 3?

answered Feb 6, 2011 at 18:53

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Is there a Python equivalent to Ruby's string interpolation?

answered Dec 15, 2010 at 13:52

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What is the best way to exit a function (which has no return value) in python before the function ends (e.g. a check fails)?

answered May 31, 2011 at 16:44

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ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 23:51

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Dynamic instantiation from string name of a class in dynamically imported module?

answered Jan 27, 2011 at 19:51

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How to use timeit module

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 1:41

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How do I convert hex to decimal in Python?

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 12:08

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What is the difference between an expression and a statement in Python?

answered Jan 18, 2011 at 19:27

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List of tuples to dictionary

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 14:36

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How can I create a copy of an object in Python?

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 13:49

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Printing Lists as Tabular Data

answered Mar 2, 2012 at 15:40

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How can I remove a key from a Python dictionary?

How to check if type of a variable is string?

How to set environment variables in Python?

How can I open multiple files using "with open" in Python?

How to check if a string is a substring of items in a list of strings

Split string on whitespace in Python

Python datetime to string without microsecond component

Get name of current script in Python

Why do we check up to the square root of a number to determine if the number is prime?

Collections.defaultdict difference with normal dict

How to find all occurrences of an element in a list

How to format a floating number to fixed width in Python

Take the content of a list and append it to another list

Check if item is in an array / list

Getting a hidden password input

Is there a difference between "pass" and "continue" in a for loop in Python?

How to ignore xargs commands if stdin input is empty?

Remove the first character of a string

How to pick just one item from a generator?

What's the difference between `raw_input()` and `input()` in Python 3?

Is there a Python equivalent to Ruby's string interpolation?

What is the best way to exit a function (which has no return value) in python before the function ends (e.g. a check fails)?

ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence

Dynamic instantiation from string name of a class in dynamically imported module?

How to use timeit module

How do I convert hex to decimal in Python?

What is the difference between an expression and a statement in Python?

List of tuples to dictionary

How can I create a copy of an object in Python?

Printing Lists as Tabular Data