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  1. What does colon equal (:=) in Python mean? - Stack Overflow

    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 implementation. Some notes …

  2. What does the "at" (@) symbol do in Python? - Stack Overflow

    An @ symbol at the beginning of a line is used for class and function decorators: PEP 318: Decorators Python Decorators - Python Wiki The most common Python decorators are: …

  3. Is there a "not equal" operator in Python? - Stack Overflow

    Jun 16, 2012 · There's the != (not equal) operator that returns True when two values differ, though be careful with the types because "1" != 1. This will always return True and "1" == 1 will always …

  4. slice - How slicing in Python works - Stack Overflow

    Python slicing is a computationally fast way to methodically access parts of your data. In my opinion, to be even an intermediate Python programmer, it's one aspect of the language that it …

  5. What does [:-1] mean/do in python? - Stack Overflow

    Mar 20, 2013 · Working on a python assignment and was curious as to what [:-1] means in the context of the following code: instructions = f.readline()[:-1] Have searched on here on S.O. …

  6. python - What does ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) …

    Aug 31, 2008 · See What do ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) mean in a function call? for the complementary question about arguments.

  7. python - `from ... import` vs `import .` - Stack Overflow

    Feb 25, 2012 · I'm wondering if there's any difference between the code fragment from urllib import request and the fragment import urllib.request or if they are interchangeable. If they are …

  8. python - Iterating over a dictionary using a 'for' loop, getting keys ...

    Mar 16, 2017 · In Python 3, the iteration has to be over an explicit copy of the keys (otherwise it throws a RuntimeError) because my_dict.keys() returns a view of the dictionary keys, so any …

  9. python - Importing files from different folder - Stack Overflow

    I have this folder structure: application ├── app │ └── folder │ └── file.py └── app2 └── some_folder └── some_file.py How can I import a function from file.py, from within som...

  10. python - What does the 'b' character do in front of a string literal ...

    I don't think this applies to Python. I did find this documentation on the Python site about using a u character in the same syntax to specify a string as Unicode. Unfortunately, it doesn't mention …