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Daryl Spitzer

Scotts Valley, CA

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Father of three, husband, computer programmer (Pythonista), skeptic, atheist, podcast listener, baseball fan, Canadian (in the United States).

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Top Questions
4684 votes

What is the difference between @staticmethod and @classmethod in Python?

python oop static-methods python-decorators class-method asked Sep 25, 2008 at 21:01
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1436 votes

How do I find the location of my Python site-packages directory?

python asked Sep 23, 2008 at 17:04
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1243 votes

How do you test that a Python function throws an exception?

python unit-testing exception asked Sep 24, 2008 at 20:00
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694 votes

What is the difference between re.search and re.match?

python regex search match string-matching asked Oct 8, 2008 at 0:51
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424 votes

How do I check if a C++ std::string starts with a certain string, and convert a substring to an int?

c++ string parsing substring startswith asked Dec 10, 2009 at 0:57
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385 votes

How do I copy an entire directory of files into an existing directory using Python?

python shutil copytree asked Dec 8, 2009 at 17:56
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374 votes

How do I install the OpenSSL libraries on Ubuntu?

c++ ubuntu installation openssl asked Jun 10, 2010 at 17:40
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348 votes

How do I pass a string into subprocess.Popen (using the stdin argument)?

python subprocess stdin asked Oct 2, 2008 at 17:25
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306 votes

How do I mock an open used in a with statement (using the Mock framework in Python)?

python mocking with-statement asked Aug 17, 2009 at 19:26
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291 votes

What do I type to produce the command symbol (⌘) in Mac OS X?

osx character keyboard asked Nov 15, 2010 at 22:52
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Top Answers
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How can I import a module dynamically given the full path?
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How do you test that a Python function throws an exception?
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384
How do I find the location of my Python site-packages directory?
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166
How do I wrap a string in a file in Python?
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How do I use Django templates without the rest of Django?
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How do I get the size of a Linux or Mac OS X directory from the command-line?
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How can I pretty-print JSON in a shell script?
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How do you test that a Python function throws an exception?
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53
What's Your Favorite Harmless Computer Practical Joke?
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How do I pass a string into subprocess.Popen (using the stdin argument)?
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43
How do you break into the debugger from Python source code?
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What is your favorite Python mocking library?
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What's Your Favorite Harmless Computer Practical Joke?
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build file location for sublime version 3
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15
Good (preferable free) learning resources / books for embedded C / C++ programmers
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Python - How do I convert "an OS-level handle to an open file" to a file object?
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12
How do I select the line at the caret in PhpStorm?
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How do I highlight the current TextMate document in the project drawer?
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10
Anyone using Python for embedded projects?
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10
How do I find the location of Python module sources?
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10
How do I help senior team members improve?
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9
How do I iterate over the tuples of the items of two or more lists in Python?
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8
Anyone using Python for embedded projects?
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How do I debug a program written in the Go language?
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How do I pass a string into subprocess.Popen (using the stdin argument)?
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using DES/3DES with python
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How do I fix a "could not symlink" error when running `brew link automake`?
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How do I select more than one file in LaunchBar?
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Silence calls from everyone but a defined set of numbers?
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Does the developer of a Mac OS X app get the crash reports when the app crashes?
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