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In Python, variables inside functions are considered local if and only if they appear in the left side of an assignment statement, or some other binding occurrence; otherwise such a binding is looked up in enclosing functions, up to the global scope. This is true even if the assignment statement is ...

There are several special variable types that a class can use for more easily sharing data. Instance variables, preceded by @. They are useful if you want to use the same variable in different methods. class Person def initialize(name, age) my_age = age # local variable, will be destroyed ...

We have three methods: attr_reader: used to allow reading the variable outside the class. attr_writer: used to allow modifying the variable outside the class. attr_accessor: combines both methods. class Cat attr_reader :age # you can read the age but you can never change it attr_writer...

There is a problem when using optional arguments with a mutable default type (described in Defining a function with optional arguments), which can potentially lead to unexpected behaviour. Explanation This problem arises because a function's default arguments are initialised once, at the point whe...

def input_number(msg, err_msg=None): while True: try: return float(raw_input(msg)) except ValueError: if err_msg is not None: print(err_msg) def input_number(msg, err_msg=None): while True: try: return ...

The simplest way to iterate over a file line-by-line: with open('myfile.txt', 'r') as fp: for line in fp: print(line) readline() allows for more granular control over line-by-line iteration. The example below is equivalent to the one above: with open('myfile.txt', 'r') as fp: ...

This a Basic example for using the MVVM model in a windows desktop application, using WPF and C#. The example code implements a simple "user info" dialog. The View The XAML <Grid> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/> ...

git diff This will show the unstaged changes on the current branch from the commit before it. It will only show changes relative to the index, meaning it shows what you could add to the next commit, but haven't. To add (stage) these changes, you can use git add. If a file is staged, but was modi...

<table> <tr> <th>Heading 1/Column 1</th> <th>Heading 2/Column 2</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 1 Data Column 1</td> <td>Row 1 Data Column 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 2 Data Column...

Overview Checkboxes and radio buttons are written with the HTML tag <input>, and their behavior is defined in the HTML specification. The simplest checkbox or radio button is an <input> element with a type attribute of checkbox or radio, respectively: <input type="checkbox&quo...

str.split(sep=None, maxsplit=-1) str.split takes a string and returns a list of substrings of the original string. The behavior differs depending on whether the sep argument is provided or omitted. If sep isn't provided, or is None, then the splitting takes place wherever there is whitespace. Howe...

Python's str type also has a method for replacing occurences of one sub-string with another sub-string in a given string. For more demanding cases, one can use re.sub. str.replace(old, new[, count]): str.replace takes two arguments old and new containing the old sub-string which is to be replace...

In the following example - Database for an auto shop business, we have a list of departments, employees, customers and customer cars. We are using foreign keys to create relationships between the various tables. Live example: SQL fiddle Relationships between tables Each Department may have 0 ...

git merge incomingBranch This merges the branch incomingBranch into the branch you are currently in. For example, if you are currently in master, then incomingBranch will be merged into master. Merging can create conflicts in some cases. If this happens, you will see the message Automatic merge ...

Functions in Swift may return values, throw errors, or both: func reticulateSplines() // no return value and no error func reticulateSplines() -> Int // always returns a value func reticulateSplines() throws // no return value, but may throw an error func reticulat...

Array is an ordered collection type in the Swift standard library. It provides O(1) random access and dynamic reallocation. Array is a generic type, so the type of values it contains are known at compile time. As Array is a value type, its mutability is defined by whether it is annotated as a var (...

When type is called with three arguments it behaves as the (meta)class it is, and creates a new instance, ie. it produces a new class/type. Dummy = type('OtherDummy', (), dict(x=1)) Dummy.__class__ # <type 'type'> Dummy().__class__.__class__ # <type 'type'> It is po...

Since PHP 5.0, PDO has been available as a database access layer. It is database agnostic, and so the following connection example code should work for any of its supported databases simply by changing the DSN. // First, create the database handle //Using MySQL (connection via local socket): $d...

For any iterable (for eg. a string, list, etc), Python allows you to slice and return a substring or sublist of its data. Format for slicing: iterable_name[start:stop:step] where, start is the first index of the slice. Defaults to 0 (the index of the first element) stop one past the last in...

You can use slices to very easily reverse a str, list, or tuple (or basically any collection object that implements slicing with the step parameter). Here is an example of reversing a string, although this applies equally to the other types listed above: s = 'reverse me!' s[::-1] # '!em esrever...