Mar 20, 2013 · Working on a python assignment and was curious as to what [:-1] means in the context of the following code: instructions = f.readline()[:-1] Have searched on here on S.O. …

Mar 16, 2017 · In Python 3, the iteration has to be over an explicit copy of the keys (otherwise it throws a RuntimeError) because my_dict.keys() returns a view of the dictionary keys, so any …

Sep 2, 2017 · Go to the folder where Python is installed, e.g., in my case (Mac OS) it is installed in the Applications folder with the folder name 'Python 3.6'. Now double click on 'Install …

Feb 25, 2012 · I'm wondering if there's any difference between the code fragment from urllib import request and the fragment import urllib.request or if they are interchangeable. If they are …

In Python 3, filter doesn't return a list, but a generator-like object. Finding the first occurrence If you only want the first thing that matches a condition (but you don't know what it is yet), it's …

How do I determine: the current directory (where I was in the shell when I ran the Python script), and where the Python file I am executing is?

Sep 17, 2012 · For handling a few strings in separate variables, see How do I append one string to another in Python?. For the opposite process - creating a list from a string - see How do I …

Feb 28, 2021 · I've installed Python's latest version. However, when I write in command prompts python --version I get: Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the …

Closed 5 years ago. So I have recently installed Python Version 2.7.5 and I have made a little loop thing with it but the problem is, when I go to cmd and type python testloop.py I get the …

Jul 9, 2010 · How can I list all files of a directory in Python and add them to a list?