Python
Python is a dynamic, strongly typed, object-oriented, multipurpose programming language, designed to be quick (to learn, to use, and to understand), and to enforce a clean and uniform syntax. Two similar but incompatible versions of Python are in use (Python 2.7 or 3.x). For version-specific Python questions, please also use the [python-2.7] or [python-3.x] tags. When using a Python variant (Jython, Pypy, Iron-python, etc.) - please also tag the variant.
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Accessing the index in 'for' loops?
How do I access the index in a for loop like the following? ints = [8, 23, 45, 12, 78] for i in ints: pri
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How can I safely create a nested directory in Python?
What is the most elegant way to check if the directory a file is going to be written to exists, and if not, cr
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How to execute a program or call a system command?
How do you call an external command (as if I'd typed it at the Unix shell or Windows command prompt) from
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How do I merge two dictionaries in a single expression (taking union of dictionaries)?
I have two Python dictionaries, and I want to write a single expression that returns these two dictionaries, m
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How do I check whether a file exists without exceptions?
How do I check whether a file exists or not, without using the try statement?
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Does Python have a ternary conditional operator?
If Python does not have a ternary conditional operator, is it possible to simulate one using other language co
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What does if __name__ == "__main__": do?
Given the following code, what does the if __name__ == "__main__": do? # Threading example import time, threa
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