Python CSV Error: sequence expected

writer.writerow expects a sequence (a tuple or list) of values to write in a single row, with one value per column in that row. What you have given it instead is a single value. Your code really should look more like: and it looks to me like most of this code should be in a big … Read more

Split function add: \xef\xbb\xbf…\n to my list

Your file contains UTF-8 BOM in the beginning. To get rid of it, first decode your file contents to unicode. But better don’t encode it back to utf-8, but work with unicoded text. There is a good rule: decode all your input text data to unicode as soon as possible, and work only with unicode; and encode the output … Read more

How to Install pip for python 3.7 on Ubuntu 18?

In general, don’t do this: because, as you have correctly noticed, it’s not clear what Python version you’re installing package for. Instead, if you want to install package for Python 3.7, do this: Replace package with the name of whatever you’re trying to install. Took me a surprisingly long time to figure it out, too. The docs about it are here. Your other option … Read more

Installation of pygame with Anaconda

The easiest way to install Python using conda is: conda install -c https://conda.binstar.org/krisvanneste pygame Edit (03/2016): It seems like the package is unavailable, but you can use this instead: conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/tlatorre python Edit (01/2017) The command has changed, now you can use: conda install -c tlatorre pygame=1.9.2 Edit (07/2018) tlatorre’s repo is still … Read more

Difference between import tkinter as tk and from tkinter import

from Tkinter import * imports every exposed object in Tkinter into your current namespace. import Tkinter imports the “namespace” Tkinter in your namespace and import Tkinter as tk does the same, but “renames” it locally to ‘tk’ to save you typing let’s say we have a module foo, containing the classes A, B, and C. Then import foo gives you access to … Read more