Getting number of elements in an iterator in Python
Is there an efficient way to know how many elements are in an iterator in Python, in general, without iterating through each and counting?
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Check if two unordered lists are equal
I’m looking for an easy (and quick) way to determine if two unordered lists contain the same elements: For example: ['one', 'two', 'three'] == ['one', 'two', 'three'] : true ['one', 'two', 'three'] == ['one', 'three', 'two'] : true ['one', 'two', 'three'] == ['one', 'two', 'three', 'three'] : false ['one', 'two', 'three'] == ['one', 'two', 'three', … Read more
The difference between sys.stdout.write and print?
Are there situations in which sys.stdout.write() is preferable to print?
Python urllib2, basic HTTP authentication, and tr.im
I’m playing around, trying to write some code to use the tr.im
APIs to shorten a URL.
How do you print superscript in Python?
I am aware of the xb function in python, but it does not seem to work for me. I am aware that I may need to download a third party module to accomplish this, if so, which one would be best?
How to add a second x-axis in matplotlib
I have a very simple question. I need to have a second x-axis on my plot and I want that this axis has a certain number of tics that correspond to certain position of the first axis.
Getting console.log output from Chrome with Selenium Python API bindings
I’m using Selenium to run tests in Chrome via the Python API bindings, and I’m having trouble figuring out how to configure Chrome to make the console.log output from the loaded test available. I see that there are get_log() and log_types() methods on the WebDriver object, and I’ve seen Get chrome’s console log which shows how to do things in Java. But I don’t see an equivalent of Java’s LoggingPreferences type in the Python API. Is there some way to accomplish what I need?
How do I format a string using a dictionary in python-3.x?
I am a big fan of using dictionaries to format strings. It helps me read the string format I am using as well as let me take advantage of existing dictionaries. For example:
jumping too fast?
I am messing around with pygame, and trying to create a simple jumping function (no physics yet).