Questions tagged [python]
Python is an interpreted, general, high-level programming language. Programming questions are off topic. Questions about the use of Python should be asked at Stack Overflow (https://www.stackoverflow.com) instead.
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Typing “python” on Windows 10 (version 1903) command prompt opens Microsoft store
This is strange issue I have observed. I installed Active Python 2.7 on Windows 10 (version 1903).
On typing “python” from search, opens the Python 2.7 prompt but when I type from command prompt ...
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How do I add Python to the Windows PATH?
I want to be able to run Python commands from the Windows CMD. However, if I don't specify Python's full path for each command, I get an error saying "Python is not recognized as an internal or ...
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How do I run a Python script from a C shell without specifying whole path?
I would like to run a Python script from a Hamilton C shell without having to specify the whole path of the script.
The first thing I tried was to add my scripts folder to the PATH environment ...
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How to simulate slow internet connection
I currently deploy with GAE (google app engine) and I try to implement some AJAX validation. So I got a couple text-fields and "spinners" (ajax loaders) which should be displayed when an AJAX request ...
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Association of Python files in Windows not working
On my system (Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit) Python files are associated with Python interpreter:
C:\Users\Piotr>assoc .py
.py=Python.File
C:\Users\Piotr>ftype Python.File
Python.File=c:\...
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Using Python on Mac
I want to learn Python using my Mac.
Now I want to setup a Python version >= 3.1.3, because my materials for learning are using this version.
Typing python into terminal results version 2.6.1, using ...
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How to install pytorch FROM SOURCE (with cuda enabled for a deprecated CUDA cc 3.5 of an old gpu) using anaconda prompt on Windows 10?
I have (with the help of the deviceQuery executable in C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\vX.Y\extras\demo_suite
according to https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/what-is-the-compute-...
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How to identify what is starting a process?
On my XP machine, a python.exe process starts every so on which takes up 100% of my CPU. I have to kill it from the task monitor.. How can one identify what this process is and how you can disable ...
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Updating Python on Ubuntu system
I want to update the Python build on my Linux box, but the only way I know how to do it is uninstalling the current version and installing the new one. My system is already up to date (I updated ...
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python3-pip installed but pip3 command not found?
I am testing a Python3 program in several computers. To do that, I need to install a library of Python with pip3.
So first, I was installing python3-pip in each computer (everyone is running Kubuntu ...
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Can't install virtual interpreter in PyCharm in Linux
When I try to add virtualenv as an interpreter in PyCharm Community 2018.1.2 in Kubuntu 18.04 I get the following error:
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.core'
How can I solve this?
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How to increase Python's CPU usage
I use Python to execute some algorithms and no matter which Python I use, and I have tried many versions, the CPU usage goes to 25% max. Why doesn't Python take advantage of the rest of my CPU ...
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installing wxpython via pip or easy_install
I am running into some problems installing wxpython using pip.
Here is my current output:
[myuserid]% sudo pip install wxpython
Downloading/unpacking wxpython
Downloading wxPython2.8-win64-devel-2....
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How can I use the Homebrew Python with Homebrew MacVim on Mountain Lion?
I originally asked and answered this question: How can I use the Homebrew Python version with Homebrew MacVim?
These instructions worked on Snow Leopard using Xcode 4.0.1 and associated developer ...
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`which python` points to the python I want, but `python` runs the wrong version
I want to use python24 provided by ports, so I've installed it, and python_select -s shows that the version I want is indeed selected. Running which python gives /opt/local/bin/python, and running /...
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