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Date: 2017-12-09
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How do I delete (unset) an exported environment variable?
tags: linux, environment-variables, unset
967 votes, 3 answers and 547486 views
\r\n Before installing gnuplot I set the environment variable GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR = /home/gnuplot/build/src.\n\nDuring the installation something went wrong; now I want to remove the GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR ...\r\n
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How can I open multiple files using “with open” in Python?
tags: python, file-io
400 votes, 4 answers and 137935 views
\r\n I want to change a couple of files at one time, iff I can write to all of them. I'm wondering if I somehow can combine the multiple open calls with the with statement:\n\ntry:\n with open('a', 'w') as a ...\r\n
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How can Python iterate over dictionaries with 'for' loops using only the dict keys?
tags: python, python-2.7, dictionary, key, iteration
1657 votes, 12 answers and 2233477 views
\r\n I am a bit puzzled by the following code:\n\nd = {'x': 1, 'y': 2, 'z': 3} \nfor key in d:\n print key, 'corresponds to', d[key]\r\nWhat I don't understand is the key portion. How does Python recognize ...\r\n
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getWidth() and getHeight() of View returns 0
tags: java, android, android-layout, getter
330 votes, 8 answers and 216966 views
\r\n I am creating all of the elements in my android project dynamically. I am trying to get the width and height of a button so that I can rotate that button around. I am just trying to learn how to work ...\r\n
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What is the correct way to check for string equality in JavaScript?
tags: javascript, string
510 votes, 8 answers and 618852 views
\r\n What is the correct way to check for equality between Strings in JavaScript?\r\n
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What are the uses of the exec command in shell scripts?
tags: shell, unix, exec
182 votes, 2 answers and 204064 views
\r\n Can anyone explain what are the uses of the exec command in shell scripting with simple examples?\r\n
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How can I select an element in a component template?
tags: angular, typescript, angular2-components
230 votes, 10 answers and 239345 views
\r\n Does anybody know how to get hold of an element defined in a component template? Polymer makes it really easy with the $ and $$.\n\nI was just wondering how to go about it in Angular 2.\n\nTake the ...\r\n
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How to get the number of elements in a list in Python?
tags: python, list
1306 votes, 10 answers and 2000694 views
\r\n items = []\nitems.append("apple")\nitems.append("orange")\nitems.append("banana")\n\n# FAKE METHOD::\nitems.amount() # Should return 3\r\nHow do I get the number of elements in the list?\r\n
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Accessing the web page's HTTP Headers in JavaScript
tags: javascript, http, http-headers
320 votes, 12 answers and 410740 views
\r\n How do I access a page's HTTP response headers via JavaScript?\n\nRelated to this question, which was modified to ask about accessing two specific HTTP headers.\r\n Related:\n How do I access the HTTP ...\r\n
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What is the difference between statically typed and dynamically typed languages?
tags: programming-languages, static-typing, dynamic-typing
554 votes, 13 answers and 234373 views
\r\n I hear a lot that new programming languages are dynamically typed but what does it actually mean when we say a language is dynamically typed vs. statically typed?\r\n