How to get Linux console window width in Python
Is there a way in python to programmatically determine the width of the console? I mean the number of characters that fits in one line without wrapping, not the pixel width of the window.
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why should I make a copy of a data frame in pandas
When selecting a sub dataframe from a parent dataframe, I noticed that some programmers make a copy of the data frame using the .copy() method. For example,
What’s the purpose of “send” function on Python generators?
Can someone give me an example of why the “send” function associated with Python generator function exists? I fully understand the yield function. However, the send function is confusing to me. The documentation on this method is convoluted:
Creating an empty Pandas DataFrame, then filling it?
I’m starting from the pandas DataFrame docs here: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/dsintro.html
How do you check whether a number is divisible by another number?
I need to test whether each number from 1 to 1000 is a multiple of 3 or a multiple of 5. The way I thought I’d do this would be to divide the number by 3, and if the result is an integer then it would be a multiple of 3. Same with 5.
How to sort a list of strings?
What is the best way of creating an alphabetically sorted list in Python?
Difference between class and instance methods
I was reading PEP 8 (style guide), and I noticed that it suggested to use self as the first argument in an instance method, but cls as the first argument in a class method.
Getting a hidden password input
You know how in Linux when you try some Sudo stuff it tells you to enter the password and, as you type, nothing is shown in the terminal window (the password is not shown)?
How are POST and GET variables handled in Python?
In PHP you can just use $_POST for POST and $_GET for GET (Query string) variables. What’s the equivalent in Python?
Making object JSON serializable with regular encoder
The regular way of JSON-serializing custom non-serializable objects is to subclass json.JSONEncoder and then pass a custom encoder to json.dumps().