Jun 16, 2012 · Python is dynamically, but strongly typed, and other statically typed languages would complain about comparing different types. There's also the else clause: # This will …

Mar 21, 2023 · In Python this is simply =. To translate this pseudocode into Python you would need to know the data structures being referenced, and a bit more of the algorithm …

Mar 21, 2010 · There is no bitwise negation in Python (just the bitwise inverse operator ~ - but that is not equivalent to not). See also 6.6. Unary arithmetic and bitwise/binary operations and 6.7. …

Dec 14, 2021 · Side note, seeing as Python defines this as an xor operation and the method name has "xor" in it, I would consider it a poor design choice to make that method do something not …

Oct 8, 2009 · In Python 3, they made the / operator do a floating-point division, and added the // operator to do integer division (i.e., quotient without remainder); whereas in Python 2, the / …

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 …

The left part may be false, but right part is true (python has "truth-y" and "fals-y" values), so the check always succeeds. The way to write what you meant to would be. if weather == "Good!" …

Aug 10, 2010 · When slicing in Python the third parameter is the step. As others mentioned, see Extended Slices for a nice overview. With this knowledge, [::3] just means that you have not …

From the Python 3 docs: The power operator has the same semantics as the built-in pow() function, when called with two arguments: it yields its left argument raised to the power of its …

Sep 28, 2009 · Python does not have unary increment/decrement operators (--/++). Instead, to increment a value, use . a += 1 More detail and gotchas. But be careful here. If you're coming …