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How do you send a HEAD HTTP request in Python?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/107405/how-do-you-send-a-head-http-request-in-python

but nowadays you should just use the requests library as mentioned by other answers below. Use httplib . import httplib conn httplib.HTTPConnection..

Choosing Java vs Python on Google App Engine

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1085898/choosing-java-vs-python-on-google-app-engine

In terms of flexibility the Java engine as already mentioned does offer the possibility of running JVM bytecode made by different..

How to parse ISO formatted date in python?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/127803/how-to-parse-iso-formatted-date-in-python

parsing share improve this question As Alexander mentioned it seems that python dateutil works very well. He found this..

Python normal arguments vs. keyword arguments

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1419046/python-normal-arguments-vs-keyword-arguments

. On the calling side which is what other commenters have mentioned you have the ability to specify some function arguments by name... must be default values for any parameters which were not mentioned at all. The other concept is on the function definition side..

“Large data” work flows using pandas

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14262433/large-data-work-flows-using-pandas

pieces I need into dataframes for analysis. Others have mentioned MongoDB as an easier to use alternative. My question is this..

python: list vs tuple, when to use each?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1708510/python-list-vs-tuple-when-to-use-each

I've never quite squared this with the mutability issue mentioned in the other answers. Mutability has teeth to it you actually..

Loop “Forgets” to Remove Some Items

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17299581/loop-forgets-to-remove-some-items

of 'o' which is the one you skipped before. As others have mentioned list comprehensions are probably an even better cleaner clearer..

Is `import module` better coding style than `from module import function`?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1744258/is-import-module-better-coding-style-than-from-module-import-function

I'd be interested in elaboration on the following points mentioned here Pros for IM ease of mocking injecting in tests. I am not..

Image comparison algorithm

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1819124/image-comparison-algorithm

images maybe with the compare jpg file size trick mentioned in responses to the other question or with pixelization. The..

How do I watch a file for changes using Python?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182197/how-do-i-watch-a-file-for-changes-using-python

I'd be really grateful to hear how... Edit I should have mentioned that I was after a solution that doesn't require polling. Edit..

Can I use Python as a bash replacement?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209470/can-i-use-python-as-a-bash-replacement

remembered awk sed bash and a tiny bit of Perl. I've seen mentioned a few places that python is good for this kind of thing I know..

Python thread pool similar to the multiprocessing Pool?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3033952/python-thread-pool-similar-to-the-multiprocessing-pool

class can be found in multiprocessing.dummy which is mentioned briefly in the docs . This dummy module supposedly provides..

Which game scripting language is better to use: Lua or Python? [closed]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/356160/which-game-scripting-language-is-better-to-use-lua-or-python

or maybe even convert a C library. The bitwise operators mentioned by another poster are a good example Reuben Thomas wrote a very..

Image library for Python 3

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3896286/image-library-for-python-3

How to clear python interpreter console?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/517970/how-to-clear-python-interpreter-console

python interpreter share improve this question As you mentioned you can do a system call import os clear lambda os.system 'cls'..

Intercepting stdout of a subprocess while it is running

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/527197/intercepting-stdout-of-a-subprocess-while-it-is-running

popen share improve this question As Charles already mentioned the problem is buffering. I ran in to a similar problem when..

Django - Set Up A Scheduled Job?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/573618/django-set-up-a-scheduled-job

there are nice advantages to using something like Celery mentioned in the other answers. In particular with Celery it is nice to..

Creating a singleton in python

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6760685/creating-a-singleton-in-python

point with two exceptions . The first and one that gets mentioned in various places is when the singletons are constant . Use.. for a constant singleton. The second exception which get mentioned less is the opposite when the singleton is only a data sink..