How do I parcel out work among a bunch of worker threads

Use the Queue module to create a queue containing a list of jobs. The Queue class maintains a list o...

How do I delete a file (And other file questions...)

Use os.remove(filename) or os.unlink(filename);

How do I copy a file

The shutil module contains a copyfile() function.

How do I modify a string in place

You can't, because strings are immutable. If you need an object with this ability, try converting th...

How do I use strings to call functions/methods

There are various techniques.



* The best is to use a dictionary that maps strings...

Is there an equivalent to Perl's chomp() for removing trailing newlines from strings

Starting with Python 2.2, you can use S.rstrip("\r\n") to remove all occurences of any line terminat...

Why does os.path.isdir() fail on NT shared directories

The solution appears to be always append the "\" on the end of shared drives.



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How can my code discover the name of an object

Generally speaking, it can't, because objects don't really have names. Essentially, assignment alway...

Is there an equivalent of C's "?:" ternary operator

No.

How do I convert a number to a string

To convert, e.g., the number 144 to the string '144', use the built-in function str(). If you want a...

How do I read (or write) binary data

or complex data formats, it's best to use the struct module. It allows you to take a string containi...

How do I run a subprocess with pipes connected to both input and output

Use the popen2 module. For example:

import popen2
fromchild, tochild = popen2.popen2(...

How can I mimic CGI form submission (METHOD=POST)

I would like to retrieve web pages that are the result of POSTing a form. Is there existing code tha...

How do I emulate os.kill() in Windows

Use win32api:

def kill(pid):
"""kill function for Win32"""
import win32api
...

How do I call a method defined in a base class from a derived class that overrides it

If you're using new-style classes, use the built-in super() function:

class Derived(Base):...

How can I organize my code to make it easier to change the base class

You could define an alias for the base class, assign the real base class to it before your class def...

How do I create static class data and static class methods

Static data (in the sense of C++ or Java) is easy; static methods (again in the sense of C++ or Java...

How can I overload constructors (or methods) in Python

This answer actually applies to all methods, but the question usually comes up first in the context ...

How do I use Python for CGI

On the Microsoft IIS server or on the Win95 MS Personal Web Server you set up Python in the same way...