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How can Python, a language that supports Object Oriented Programming, be implemented in C, which is not an Object Oriented Programming language?
To my understanding, C does not have the concept of objects, then how can Python be implemented in C to support something that C can not? How is the concept of "Object" modeled in C? What is ...
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How to have two different programs with two different languages interact?
I don't know if this is too broad or not, but I am a youngish programmer still in college, its my Junior year. I feel like I have a pretty good grasps for different languages and have a pretty good ...
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What should I use to graphically represent an object's position on a fixed path using python(preferred)?
Consider 2 roads merging into one(This map is supposed to remain fixed). The program will not generate this map. The program will read this map and plot positions on it on its own.
The python program ...
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Loop complexity in C Vs Python
Just now I was reading a Python question on stack overflow, about clamping a list/array of results to be within a certain range.
Once of the more simple answers suggested something like:
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How to solve the problem of nested comments
It appears in not just one language that comments can't be nested. Do you have a good solution for this problem? One workaround in C/C++ and Java is to only use the single-line comment but it becomes ...
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Managing error code and error message mapping
As part of a game engine I am writing in cython, one of the challenges I am facing is creating a consistent interface for error handling that works at the C and python levels of my code. I am ...
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Possible motivation of having a minimal main function as in CPython source code?
I was recently looking through the CPython source code and noticed something rather intriguing:
/* Minimal main program -- everything is loaded from the library */
#include "Python.h"
#include "...
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Designing for an algorithm that reports progress
I have an iterative algorithm and I want to print the progress. However, I may also want it not to print any information, or to print it in a different way, or do other logic. In an object oriented ...
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How and why do we have underscores in variable naming
If I look in python code and sometimes maybe also in C codes, there is often two variables with the same name except for the underscore. For example two variables
variable1 data;
variable2 _data;
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Definition of Generic function
1)
Below is a python function summation, that can perform sum of cubes/squares/.., similar operations.
def identity(k):
return k
def cube(k):
return pow(k, 3)
def square(k):
return ...
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Detect if code is C
I am currently using Python to write a compiler manager. I have to detect whether given source code is C, even if the code has a few syntax errors. I am currently using the file's extension to tell, ...
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Why use a higher level language? [closed]
A question that gets asked a lot is "Why use low level languages if you can code in high level languages more easily (and often tersely)?". I think the answers are fairly straight forward here, being ...
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Why do some programmers categorize C, Python, C++ differently? - regarding level
I am taking an introductory course on python and the instructor says that python is a high level language and C and C++ are low level languages. It's just confusing. I thought that C, C++, Python, ...
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How are complex programs made? [duplicate]
I know a few languages, and can program in them. How do multiple languages blend together in a single program? For ex. https://github.com/facebook/watchman. This uses C, PHP, Python, Javascript, etc. ...
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Socket Connecting to Large number of IPs
I have a text file of ~600 CIDR notation IP blocks which, when expanded, amount to ~17.5M IP addresses. I need to socket connect to each one. If it connects, I add it to a "live" list, if it returns ...
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What are and how do (data-) types work?
What is a "variable"/data type?
How does a compiler / interpreter handle types?
My specific concern has to do with the different types in lower and higher level languages. For instance in Python, as ...
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Will Python developers find it easier to learn C (and vice versa)? [duplicate]
Since Python was written in the C programming language, does it mean that if I know C I will learn and master Python faster than it would take me to learn it without prior knowledge of C?
Or will ...
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Languages implemented in Python?
AFAIK, Scala and Clojure are implemented in Java and Java is implemented in C. I suppose that many or most languages are implemented in C, for instance Perl, Python and SQL. I don't know much about ...
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How to familiarize myself with Python [closed]
I'm a Python beginner. I started programming with Python 1.5 months back.
I downloaded the Python docs and read some parts of the tutorial. I have been programming on codechef.com and solving ...
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1answer
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Portability: Python's C/C++ libraries/extensions vs JRuby's Java libraries
I've had some discussion with colleagues who chose to go with JRuby along the following line of argumentation:
JRuby can make use of anything that is available in Java, ergo such programs are more ...
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7answers
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tips, guidelines, points to remember for rendering professional code? [closed]
I'm talking about giving clients professional looking code. The whole nine yards, everything you hardcore professional highly experienced programmers here probably do when coding freelance or for the ...
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2answers
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Python as a first language? [closed]
I have just started working in Information Security World. I want to learn the Python language for creating my own automated tool for Fuzzing, SQL-Injection etc.
My question is I don't know much ...
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Preferring Python over C for Algorithmic Programming
I've been studying a bit of algorithms and have been looking at sites like SPOJ.pl TopCoder etc. I've seen that programmers prefer C or C++ usually for most algorithmic programming contests.
Now I'...
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How can I do test automation using a python script to test a c program?
I was wondering if I can use a Python script to test a C program automatically.
Suppose I have a very simple C program which reads data (numbers as test cases) from the console, calculates them, then ...
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Python is slowly replacing C in universities. Does this move degrade the quality of CS students? [closed]
I believe learning C is one of the most important aspects for any programmer. It's a beautiful combination of a high and low level language. Some universities are moving to stop teaching C in the ...
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Writing functional tests for a legacy project
I am trying to add a couple of tests to a legacy C project. The project basically consists of a command line tool that prints something to stdout every time an event happens. Now, since writing unit ...
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How far is the trail from Java to C / C++? [closed]
I want to find out how easy or hard the transition to C / C++ is for a mid-experienced Java programmer.
I've already read the questions about "C++ for Java Programmers" and "Is it necessary for Java ...
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C vs C++ for a Java (and possibly python) Programmer [closed]
I am a Hobbyist Java programmer and I would like to further my programming skills by learning C or C++ and Python.
I have read many C vs C++ articles but none of them contain the information I'm ...
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1answer
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What are C's advantages over OOP languages, other than performance? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When to use C over C++, and C++ over C?
C still has its own importance in the programming world! And one reason for it is its performance. But, I have some questions.
Is ...
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2answers
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What should I learn after Python? [closed]
I am 12 years old and have mastered the basics of Python with Learn Python The Hard Way by Zed Shaw (I think) and it has done me well. What should I do next? Do you have any recommended books or good ...
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Why should we use low level languages if a high level one like python can do almost everything? [closed]
I know python is not suitable for things like microcontrolers, make drivers etc, but besides that, you can do everything using python, companys get stuck with speed optimizations for real hard time ...
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Learning to program in C (coming from Python) [closed]
If this is the wrong place to ask this question, please let me know.
I'm a Python programmer by occupation. I would love to learn C. Indeed, I have tried many times, but I always get discouraged. In ...
