Python is an interpreted, general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability.
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Compose valid subtractions using all digits from a set
I have created a brainteaser, which I called the "impossible problem" (see this video I made). The aim is to create a valid 3-digit subtraction which uses every digit from 1 to 9 once. Here is an ...
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RPi script to periodically collect data from Arduino through serial port
I'm not used to Python.
The script opens serial communications with an Arduino unit and send commands to and receives information from the Arduino. It is intended to run indefinitely until the system ...
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Connector for Odoo through xmlrpc (with testing code)
First time I write the tests before the actual code.
All fit in the same module.
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Dynamic IP Notification Using Google App Engine
This script is very basic: it does one thing. Connect to it's root and it will log your IP if it has never seen it before. Connect to /logs, and it will show a list ...
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Learning nested for loops in Python with Pig Latin translator
I've been trying to learn Python for a bit now. I've taken a few courses, but I've found that I've been going about them wrong and had allowed them to "hold my hand" too much. I'm trying to build ...
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SoundCloud Top 50 Player
I wrote a Python 2.7 script, which plays tracks from the SoundCloud Top 50.
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Optimally allocating a resource with time-varying demand and cost
I'm working on the following DP which finds the optimal way to allocate a resource. At each time step I can either allocate (0.2 resources) at cost C or not in which case the storage is reduced by the ...
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Counting matches won by teams
This script counts how many matches were won by the team with a first half, second half, and full game time of possession differential advantage.
The data is stored in a pandas data frame:
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Simple Rock-Paper-Scissors to get more comfortable with OOP
I'm trying to get a little more comfortable with using classes as they're meant to be used, instead of using them to decorate my code to make it look more legitimate. Can you see anything glaringly ...
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Find a specific file, or find all executable files within the system path
I wrote a function to find a specific file, or all the executable files with a given name and accessing flag, and I want to make ...
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Sending an SMS message using zenoss and python
I have just finished a simple python script which uses this module to call Zenoss API for getting live events. What the script does:
connects to zenoss
reads a file which has one phone number on ...
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REST API Calls to BIG-IP LTM to get the pool members and it's status
This code calls the iControl REST API provided by BIG-IP LTM. Trying to get the list of the pools, it's current status and the pool members associated with the pool.
My code works like.
First Call ...
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Breadth-first search on a tree in Python
The following code performs breadth first search on a mockup tree
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Submitting a JSON [on hold]
I have service to which I have to submit a JSON but I have to send the JSON multiple times and the code is slow. How can I improve the performance?
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Samba Access Wrapper V2
Follow up on this post.
I created a Python module to access Samba shares some time ago, using Mike Teos' SMB module as some kind of a base to it. It is mostly a wrapper, but as I said, I wrote it ...
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Computing logits for a vector and for all vectors in a set
I've had to write two different functions (shown below), but I want to combine the two functions into one. Is there a way to do this?
softmax_a_set() takes a list ...
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Random Walk simulator seems slow, are there ways to optimize my code?
I'm trying to write a short random walk simulator in which an agent has a 50% chance on each "round" to either move toward x or back to its initial position. If the agent is already at its initial ...
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Calendar made with tkinter
I made a calendar that displays text documents according to month. Thankfully it works, although I could really use some help how to make it more better looking and efficient. I'm new to programming ...
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Python, JavaScript, PHP, HTML: Unbeatable Tic Tac Toe
At first, I created an unbeatable Tic-Tac-Toe in Python. However, I wanted a better interface, so I used a PHP backend that runs the script and a simple JavaScript that sends user commands to the ...
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Very simple pong game in Pygame [closed]
How can I improve my code?
I have been coding in python for a while and have just started pygame. I decide to make a pong/squash-esque thing. It took me about two hours. It is alright but it can ...
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Auto registering class registry
I built this auto registering registry to look into a package and import all modules and register any classes that are a subclass of a base class. I use it as a registry for a model's choices in ...
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Basic sorting in Python
Previously asked here.
I would like to get my code for implementation of simple sorting algorithms in idiomatic python code reviewed. I am looking for feedback on python idioms used, better ways of ...
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Python implementation of Netcat, new design
I've made a simple netcat in Python and would appreciate any advice/opinions of how I've implemented it.
test.py:
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Maths Test Database Programme [closed]
I am writing a code for my coursework. It worked fine, however, instead of printing 10 questions, it would print 11 - so I changed the loop number from 10 to 9. It does ask 10 questions now, but no ...
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Find all distinct subsets that sum to a given number
The function wants to achieve to find all distinct subsets that sum up to an given number.
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Implementing basic sorting in Python
I would like to get my code for implementation of simple sorting algorithms in idiomatic python code reviewed. I am looking for feedback on python idioms used, better ways of doing the same thing. I ...
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Quickly find percentile with high precision
I need to find the percentile where a list of values is higher than a threshold. I am doing this in the context of optimization, so it important that the answer is precise. I am also trying to ...
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Caesar Cipher Test
I've been studying computer science for around two school terms now. Currently, I'm making a Caesar Cipher program as a base for my examination, this is so that I can use the 15 hours to either add, ...
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Cyther: The Cross Platform Cython/Python Compiler
I am currently writing a Python library (soon to be published)that automatically compiles a Cython/Python file to pure -O3 C, without the user having to do anything ...
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My python code is overly complicated. What's a better way of doing this? [closed]
ok so my code is basically a character sheet. I run the module and basically type whatever I want to see. Like this:
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GUI Caesar Cipher with model-view-controller
I created a Caesar Cipher Program in Tkinter, to help me learn the Model-View-Controller concepts and Tkinter in general. The code works, but it is a mess, and I want some help on cleaning it up, ...
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Python implementation of netcat
I'm trying to write a simple python script that acts like the nc program (netcat). I've got it working on OSX (the client that is) by testing against a netcat server, but I'm unsure about the way I've ...
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Simple text adventure game
I've decided to make a text adventure game but I feel that the code I have now is annoying, and as I get farther, it will make it hard to read. Is this a correct assumption? Please tell me what I'm ...
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Implementing Flask create_app function with SqlAlchemy
I have a simple Flask app that realises rest-api with SQLAlchemy. I have written this create_app function:
views.py
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Python simple battleship game
I'm relatively new to Python, I decided to make a simple battleship game. Is there anything I should do to make it shorter, or in practice, "better"?
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Arithmetic quiz with class database and score analysis
I have done this quiz project and I have tried as hard as I could when I was writing to make it user friendly to read. Could you help me on improving and making it more user friendly please.
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Coloring a string in a terminal
I have this code which makes it easy to color a string in terminal but it is looking really repetitive. Is there a more idiomatic way of writing this? Also is there a functional way of doing this more ...
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Kivy language code of my Vehicle Details app
So I've written my first android app in kivy.
This app takes a Vehicle License Number as input from the user and submits it to a sites and shows the results from the site.
The complete Source Code ...
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Aligning out-of-sync subtitles
This is my 2nd program I wrote on my own, a pretty simple program consisting of two functions (those functions are not combined in any way yet though). The first function moves the display times of ...
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Python backend interview: task management system for workers
I've recently applied to a backend position and I was asked to complete a take-home interview question. I thought the question was rather simple and I completed in about an hour although I was told it ...
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Simple Hangman game in Python
I recently started learning Python, and made a simple text based Hangman game. I wanted to know if there could be anything done to make the code cleaner or more efficient.
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Putting a matrix from a text file into a list
I'm trying to read a text file with matrix and put it in a list, but I am using two loops here and I want my function to be faster.
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Charging battery animation over time
I have the following method that is working perfectly. Main problem I see is that I think it can be done just in one line, but I don't know how:
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n-queens puzzle in Python
I want to increase the efficiency and reduce the time complexity for the n-queen problem in n*n matrix chess. I am able to run only still (11*11) in normal time otherwise for the big number it is ...
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Finding the longest path, avoiding obstacles in a 2D plane
The Scenario
You are given a matrix of size m x n (width x height) with m*n spots where there are a few obstacles. Spots with obstacles are marked as 1, and those without are marked as 0. You can ...
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“Guess my Number” game in Python (2.7.9)
First time posting to Code Review. Just looking to get some advice on how I can write better code.
I found the following exercise for a "Guess my Number" game on DaniWeb, but the linked source code ...
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Redshift Load and Unload Wrapper class
We do constant traffic with our Redshift tables, and so I created a wrapper class that will allow for custom sql to be ran (or a default generic stmt), and can run a ...
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Memory efficient alternative passing mostly static variables w/ 1 dynamic variable to an external function (COM) instead of a for loop in Python
Massive data problem, 7/8 variables are repeated 1000 times in a for loop, sending 8 input vectors * 50,000 values per loop for each function call. Only 1 input ...
