May 24, 2024 · In Python, the use of an underscore in a function name indicates that the function is intended for internal use and should not be called directly by users. It is a convention used …

Jan 17, 2013 · It's a function annotation. In more detail, Python 2.x has docstrings, which allow you to attach a metadata string to various types of object. This is amazingly handy, so Python …

Jul 21, 2010 · Why is it 'better' to use my_dict.keys() over iterating directly over the dictionary? Iteration over a dictionary is clearly documented as yielding keys. It appears you had Python 2 …

How do I call an external command within Python as if I had typed it in a shell or command prompt?

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 …

Nov 23, 2019 · The standard Python function naming convention is really annoying - almost every time I re-look this up, I mistake it as being splittext. If they would just do anything to signify the …

Mar 15, 2009 · I want to find out my Python installation path on Windows. For example: C:\\Python25 How can I find where Python is installed?

How do I pad a numeric string with zeroes to the left, so that the string has a specific length?

When I type python into the command line, the command prompt says python is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file. What should I do? Note: I …

To get only the command line arguments (not including the name of the Python file) import sys sys.argv[1:] The [1:] is a slice starting from the second element (index 1) and going to the end …