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Given some JSON file "foo.json" like: {"foo": {"bar": {"baz": 1}}} we can call the module directly from the command line (passing the filename as an argument) to pretty-print it: $ python -m json.tool foo.json { "foo": { "bar...

To create a variable in Python, all you need to do is specify the variable name, and then assign a value to it. <variable name> = <value> Python uses = to assign values to variables. There's no need to declare a variable in advance (or to assign a data type to it), assigning a value ...

Install the svn client to start collaborating on the project that is using Subversion as its version control system. To install Subversion, you can build it yourself from a source code release or download a binary package pre-built for your operating system. The list of sites where you can obtain a...

4.0 To uppercase $ v="hello" # Just the first character $ printf '%s\n' "${v^}" Hello # All characters $ printf '%s\n' "${v^^}" HELLO # Alternative $ v="hello world" $ declare -u string="$v" $ echo "$string" HELLO WORLD To l...

A positive lookahead (?=123) asserts the text is followed by the given pattern, without including the pattern in the match. Similarly, a positive lookbehind (?<=123) asserts the text is preceded by the given pattern. Replacing the = with ! negates the assertion. Input: 123456 123(?=456) mat...

A lookbehind can be used at the end of a pattern to ensure it ends or not in a certain way. ([a-z ]+|[A-Z ]+)(?<! ) matches sequences of only lowercase or only uppercase words while excluding trailing whitespace.

Ruby offers the expected if and else expressions for branching logic, terminated by the end keyword: # Simulate flipping a coin result = [:heads, :tails].sample if result == :heads puts 'The coin-toss came up "heads"' else puts 'The coin-toss came up "tails"' end ...

In Ruby, there are exactly two values which are considered "falsy", and will return false when tested as a condition for an if expression. They are: nil boolean false All other values are considered "truthy", including: 0 - numeric zero (Integer or otherwise) "&qu...

Number('0') === 0 Number('0') will convert the string ('0') into a number (0) A shorter, but less clear, form: +'0' === 0 The unary + operator does nothing to numbers, but converts anything else to a number. Interestingly, +(-12) === -12. parseInt('0', 10) === 0 parseInt('0', 10) will c...

String(0) === '0' String(0) will convert the number (0) into a string ('0'). A shorter, but less clear, form: '' + 0 === '0'

In most environments, console.table() can be used to display objects and arrays in a tabular format. For example: console.table(['Hello', 'world']); displays like: (index)value0"Hello"1"world" console.table({foo: 'bar', bar: 'baz'}); displays like: (index)value"fo...

When ASP.NET handles a request, a thread is assigned from the thread pool and a request context is created. The request context contains information about the current request which can be accessed through the static HttpContext.Current property. The request context for the request is then assigned t...

Most browsers support using color keywords to specify a color. For example, to set the color of an element to blue, use the blue keyword: .some-class { color: blue; } CSS keywords are not case sensitive—blue, Blue and BLUE will all result in #0000FF. Color Keywords Color nameHex valueRGB...

HSL stands for hue ("which color"), saturation ("how much color") and lightness ("how much white"). Hue is represented as an angle from 0° to 360° (without units), while saturation and lightness are represented as percentages. p { color: hsl(240, 100%, 50%); /* B...

The Edges The browser creates a rectangle for each element in the HTML document. The Box Model describes how the padding, border, and margin are added to the content to create this rectangle. Diagram from CSS2.2 Working Draft The perimeter of each of the four areas is called an edge. Each edge ...

Given a function that accepts a Node-style callback, fooFn(options, function callback(err, result) { ... }); you can promisify it (convert it to a promise-based function) like this: function promiseFooFn(options) { return new Promise((resolve, reject) => fooFn(options, (err, re...

The Problem The abstract equality and inequality operators (== and !=) convert their operands if the operand types do not match. This type coercion is a common source of confusion about the results of these operators, in particular, these operators aren't always transitive as one would expect. &...

The @property decorator can be used to define methods in a class which act like attributes. One example where this can be useful is when exposing information which may require an initial (expensive) lookup and simple retrieval thereafter. Given some module foobar.py: class Foo(object): def __...

In jQuery you can select elements in a page using many various properties of the element, including: Type Class ID Possession of Attribute Attribute Value Indexed Selector Pseudo-state If you know CSS selectors you will notice selectors in jQuery are the same (with minor exceptions). Ta...

If you want to use @property to implement custom behavior for setting and getting, use this pattern: class Cash(object): def __init__(self, value): self.value = value @property def formatted(self): return '${:.2f}'.format(self.value) @formatted.setter def ...