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Python's sum() function returns the sum of numbers in an iterable. sum([3,4,5]) == 3 + 4 + 5 == 12 I'm looking for the function that returns the …

What is the purpose of a command that does nothing, being little more than a comment leader, but is actually …

How to find if a value exists in an array and then remove it? After removing I need the sequential …

When I try to use the read command in Bash like this: echo hello | read str echo $str Nothing echoed, …

There are two R directories on my computer: one is /home/R-2.15.2,the other is /home/R-2.15.1, when I input …

I wrote this simple function: def padded_hex(i, l): given_int = i given_len = l hex_result = hex(given_…

Is there a built-in function in c++ that would take a decimal input from a user and convert it to …

I tried to find a built-in for geometric mean but couldn't. (Obviously a built-in isn't going to save me any …

I'm trying to convert my .py script into an executable using py2exe. I've had a number of issues so …

I came across a #define in which they use __builtin_expect. The documentation says: Built-in Function: long __builtin_expect (long …