Proper way to assert type of variable in Python

The isinstance built-in is the preferred way if you really must, but even better is to remember Python’s motto: “it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission”!-) (It was actually Grace Murray Hopper’s favorite motto;-). I.e.: This, BTW, lets the function work just fine on Unicode strings — without any extra effort!-)

File “/usr/bin/pip”, line 9, in from pip import main ImportError: cannot import name main

TL;DR The ‘ideal’ solution (Ubuntu/Debian way):$ python -m pip uninstall pip to uninstall the new pip 10 and retain your Ubuntu/Debian-provided patched pip 8. For a system-wide installation of modules use apt wherever possible (unless you are in a virtualenv), more on it below. In older Ubuntu/Debian versions, always add –user flag when using pip outside of virtualenvs (installs into ~/.local/, default in … Read more

How to import a csv-file into a data array?

Assuming the CSV file is delimited with commas, the simplest way using the csv module in Python 3 would probably be: You can specify other delimiters, such as tab characters, by specifying them when creating the csv.reader: For Python 2, use open(‘testfile.csv’, ‘rb’) to open the file.[

Convert int to ASCII and back in Python

I’m working on making a URL shortener for my site, and my current plan (I’m open to suggestions) is to use a node ID to generate the shortened URL. So, in theory, node 26 might be short.com/z, node 1 might be short.com/a, node 52 might be short.com/Z, and node 104 might be short.com/ZZ. When a … Read more