Python 3 is the latest version of the Python programming language and was formally released on December 3rd, 2008.
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Python script to find large folders
I wrote this script a few days ago to find all files which were taking up over a certain threshold of memory on the hard drive. A hard drive on one of my computers had just 6 GB left, so I needed to ...
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Python implementation of the Ramer-Douglas-Peucker Algorithm
I recently implemented the RDP polygon approximation algorithm in Python and I'm skeptical of whether or not I implemented it correctly of with the greatest efficiency. The algorithm runs in around ...
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Python Barcode Generator v2
This is a complete rewrite of the code posted for review in this question. The question is identical.
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How can I optimize this hash string function?
I'm writing a function which gets two strings and a number k as an input, and outputs a string with length k which is present in ...
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Class Vector with Python 3
Here is a class vector in python 3, for n-dimmensional vectors. Please suggest ways to improve the code as well as fix bugs and errors.
The only rule is not using: numpy, sympy, scipy and so on. Only ...
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Python Barcode Generator
I was asked to provide some example code for a job interview and didn't have anything to offer, so I wrote the following function.
A barcode generator may seem a bit basic, but there's some logic ...
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Python Back-Up Script
I wrote this script to backup some important files. It backs up the files to a local folder as well as to an external hard drive. It creates a new subdirectory which has its name constructed with ...
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ISBN Number Check
I’ve recently coded a way of checking a 10-digit ISBN.
I was wondering if the code works to check the numbers, and if there are any flaws in my code.
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Generating a random string of characters and symbols
After coding this, I was wondering if there are any ways in which I can improve upon it. It generates a random string of characters and symbols the same length as what is entered by the user. It uses ...
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Measuring Execution Times
I was wondering which time.time() of from datetime import timedelta was the quickest and best way to find how long a programme ...
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Does this code actually give a valid representation of how quick a system is?
So I wrote this code a while ago as a way of seeing how many times it could compute a simple sum in a second (one tick). I was wondering if this gives me valid results or is in fact giving me bogus ...
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Are there any bugs or ways to make my divisor code better?
After coding my divisor code which I did as a practice for my GCSE stuff which I have to take soon, I have decided to ask the community if there are any bugs or ways I can improve my code.
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We'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be ...
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Geometry table for use in regexes
I have been teaching myself Python 3. I watched a video on YouTube entitled "stop writing classes". The Gtable class doesn't even have an init function, so I can't help but wonder if I should have ...
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Write and control Perlin noise for 1D
I'm reading this tutorial and it's the first time I try something this new.
Here is my attempt:
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ASN.1 BER Encoding and Decoding
I have a project (ldaplib) I am working on that needs to do ASN1-BER decoding and encoding. The function I have for the decoding portion is slightly more complex but neither are all that complicated. ...
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Determining the least-accurately known physical constants
So, I thought I'd do this using scipy.constants:
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Searching for files in a specified directory
I am currently writing a program that allows me to search for files in a user-specified directory. My current code is as follows:
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Installing Mods With Python (v 2.0)
My original code is here. I made some changes to it based on your suggestions, but then I lost my flash drive and had to redo it. I have a suspicion that my second version was better than this one, so ...
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Python Port Scanner 2.1
I made lots of changes to the script presented in my previous question. I was tempted to edit that one with the new code, but it would invalidate @200_success's helpful answer. It was also ...
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Python Port Scanner 2.0
A few months ago I put up a port scanner for review. Now, I've updated it with some new Python knowledge and integraing the feedback I got.
Some things I specifically think might be wrong with it or ...
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Python script to test music sight reading
I decided to write a program to test music theory, and, while it would've been much easier for me to make it elegant and perfect in Java, I thought I'd take the opportunity to get more familiar with ...
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Bank ATM program in Python
For homework, I have to code a program in Python that effectively simulates a bank ATM.
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Should I put python3 argparse filetype objects in a contextlib stack?
I just read the Lib/argparse.py code (class FileType) on http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/default/Lib/argparse.py. File objects are opened without the with statement. For safe file opening/closing, ...
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Wrapping my head around generators
I am going on with refactoring my code base while migrating from Python 2 to Python 3. I am using generators to make reusable components this time as I am more comfortable with them this time then ...
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Increasing readability of maximum path sum algorithm
I had written a solution for Project Euler problem 18 in Python 3. It is good in its efficiency but the problem is the readability and I think reuse.
The algorithm used is that at every iteration ...
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Calculator for Mass
I've been trying to create a calculator to find mass using any and all known equations, the program will also return the steps used to find mass so the user can 'check their work' on physics ...
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Pythonic way to dynamically generate Strings (or other variables)?
I've got a Python script which is meant to launch several other shell scripts with the appropriate setup and parameters. I construct the file paths from other variables so that it's easier to change ...
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Suggestions for a Dungeons and Dragons-like game
This game is similar to a Dungeons and Dragons game. How could I improve the efficiency of the program? For example, where can I add functions, records etc? This is for a school Controlled ...
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Simple OpenID server that always returns “allow”
I have an application that uses OpenID for authentication. To test that application I've come up with the following:
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Drink order program
I'm looking to improve my code to make it more efficient, such as shortening it but continuing to gain the same output, or to add some more complex functions into the code.
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Time optimization of counting shifts in insertion sort
Is there any way of counting how many shifts would it take to count shifts while doing insertion sort? This is a Hackerrank problem. Here's my solution, but it takes more than 16 seconds.
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Sherlock and The Beast
I have recently written the program for the Sherlock and The Beast' HackerRank challenge. That's working fine, but the problem is that it takes too much time if a big number is given as a input. I ...
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Calculating Leibniz of Pi [closed]
I have this Python program for calculating Leibniz of 'pi'. I am not able to shorten it more. Can anyone here optimise/shorten it?
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Verlet integration movement - doubt for on_key_press() methods
Based on my understanding of Verlet integration I tryed to use it over my Euler method to move my character in a 2D space.
I will put only the neccessery code, but if anything else is needed I will ...
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Modified BFS code optimizations
I need some help reviewing this code in terms of making as fast as possible. This is a modified version of BFS that does quite a bit of processing on the side.
Use case:
I have a large graph ...
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Produce bitcoin private key from 31 playing cards
I've written some Python code to generate a random hexadecimal string using 31 playing cards drawn without replacement (so no card appears more than once). This is sufficient to provide more than 160 ...
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Sieve of Eratosthenes - Python
So I've been doing a lot of Project Euler lately and just wanted to make sure my implementation was as good as it could be. Does anyone have any suggestions to speed this up?
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Condorcet voting method in OOP Python
I'm currently learning Python and having a great time so far (coming from PHP, I have a feeling of suddenly seeing the light).
At the same time, I'm studying voting algorithms. So, for training ...
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Code optimization for SQLite result set parsing
I am retrieving information from an SQLite database that gives me back around 20 million rows that I need to process. This information is then transformed into a dict of lists which I need to use. I ...
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Installing “mods” with Python
A little disclaimer: you're going to have a field day with this. It's horrible. Looking at it makes me want to vomit, and don't ask me to explain it, because I've long forgotten what I was thinking ...
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Cutting strings into smaller ones based on specific criteria
So, I've got this largish (for me) script, and I want to see if anybody could tell me if there are any ways to improve it, both in terms of speed, amount of code and the quality of the code. I still ...
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Hooking with Python3 Decorators
I wrote this prototype after reading the Wikipedia article on hooking. I didn't bother to read any of the code examples listed there because, well, I just didn't. I don't have a good excuse.
The ...
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More efficient way of removing line indices?
After profiling my current script I've found that nearly 100% of the run time (and I'm not surprised) comes from the following function:
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Simple MPG calculator in Python
I am a self taught coder taking a Programming Fundamentals class to work towards a degree. It's based on Python, which I'm not as familiar with as other languages. I added error handling like I would ...
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Optimizing my code for Project Euler Problem #23 (Non-abundant sums)
Project Euler Problem 23 asks:
A perfect number is a number for which the sum of its proper divisors
is exactly equal to the number. For example, the sum of the proper
divisors of 28 would be ...
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XLSX writer implementation
We have multiple scripts which write into XLSX with the same format, into a different format or slide variation. I am trying to write an API which saves time for other programs, but I need input on ...
