Oct
12th
Mon
12th
tip: python
to create a nested defaultdict of defaultdicts, use d = defaultdict(lambda : defaultdict(int)) http://bit.ly/tUbev
Jul
28th
Tue
28th
tip: python
return rows as dicts with mysqldb using the DictCursor class http://bit.ly/56bBm
Jun
16th
Tue
16th
tip: python
use a join wrapped around a list comprehension for fast string appends http://bit.ly/K4vsr
Jun
9th
Tue
9th
tip: python
quick fix to print with unicode characters replaced by ?: print repr(uni.encode(‘ascii’,’replace’)) http://bit.ly/kT4KX
tip: python
use codes.open(filename,mode,encoding) to read/write with transparent encoding/decoding for, e.g. unicode http://bit.ly/16mfnU
tip: python
use dir(x) or x.__dict__.keys() to get a list of fields an object or module defines http://bit.ly/UAVN
May
26th
Tue
26th
tip: python
use the tempfile module to generate temporary files and directories http://bit.ly/IuEMU
May
18th
Mon
18th
tip: python
use optparse as an advanced alternative to getopts for options parsing http://bit.ly/MaYfq
tip: python
use StringIO (unicode, slower) and cStringIO (ascii only, faster) to treat strings as file streams http://bit.ly/Aqf2y
Apr
7th
Tue
7th
tip: python
use os.path functions split, splitext, join, etc. for manipulating file paths http://bit.ly/85qWo
