Top "Limit" questions

Relates to any sort of limit applied to data or resources, e.g. limiting the size or value of a variable, limiting the rate of incoming traffic or CPU usage.

How to limit Docker filesystem space available to container(s)

The general scenario is that we have a cluster of servers and we want to set up virtual clusters on …

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Does adding 'LIMIT 1' to MySQL queries make them faster when you know there will only be 1 result?

When I add LIMIT 1 to a MySQL query, does it stop the search after it finds 1 result (thus making it …

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Is MySQL LIMIT applied before or after ORDER BY?

Which one comes first when MySQL processes the query? An example: SELECT pageRegions FROM pageRegions WHERE(pageID=?) AND(published=true) …

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What is a maximum number of arguments in a Python function?

It's somewhat common knowledge that Python functions can have a maximum of 256 arguments. What I'm curious to know is if …

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What is max length for an C/C++ identifier on common (build) systems?

I don't remember the standard saying something of the max length for identifiers so in theory they can be long. …

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How can I speed up a MySQL query with a large offset in the LIMIT clause?

I'm getting performance problems when LIMITing a mysql SELECT with a large offset: SELECT * FROM table LIMIT m, n; If …

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Mysql delete statement with limit

I'm trying to delete rows from a table but I get an error. DELETE FROM `chat_messages` ORDER BY `timestamp` …

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Extremely slow PostgreSQL query with ORDER and LIMIT clauses

I have a table, let's call it "foos", with almost 6 million records in it. I am running the following query: …

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Android Image Picker Select multiple images from gallery with a maximum limit of 5

I have an app where the user needs to be able to choose multiple pictures to send them somewhere. However, …

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Cursor size limit in Android SQLiteDatabase

I download a db from internet. I save it in my datases folder and I open it. Inside the db …

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