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The Python yield keyword explained

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FAQ for Stack Exchange sites

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1033 votes

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What IDE to use for Python?

python ide editor Mar 10 '12 at 4:11 husayt

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383 votes

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Should I be able to cancel my up-vote on a comment?

feature-request status-completed comments up-votes comment-voting Sep 13 '12 at 8:37 Sahil Mahajan Mj

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Recent feature changes to Stack Exchange

support faq yesterday Sha Wiz Dow Ard

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Why use pip over easy_install?

python setuptools pip pypi Apr 28 at 0:17 Christian Tismer

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237 votes

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Mercurial for Beginners: The Definitive Practical Guide

version-control mercurial tutorials Apr 19 at 7:42 Pawel Krakowiak

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198 votes

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How does changing your password every 90 days increase security?

authentication passwords password-management May 19 '12 at 7:21 Sklivvz

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191 votes

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Calling a function from a string with the function's name in Python

python Jan 6 at 23:00 user1935058

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158 votes

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Differences between distribute, distutils, setuptools and distutils2?

python packaging setuptools distutils distribute May 14 at 12:10 Flimm

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146 votes

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What are good open source GUI SQLite database managers?

gui database-design sqlite Jan 23 at 18:20 ernie

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146 votes

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Add a way for moderators to cast a normal, non binding vote

feature-request status-declined moderation moderators moderator-abilities May 14 '12 at 13:55 lunboks

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131 votes

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git replacing LF with CRLF

git 2 days ago Rifat

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130 votes

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Is there any 'sudo' command for Windows?

windows sudo Oct 26 '12 at 7:52 Maximus

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121 votes

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Store password in TortoiseHg

mercurial tortoisehg google-code Nov 19 '11 at 23:31 belisarius

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120 votes

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Can we use non-gravatar avatars?

feature-request status-completed gravatar privacy Jan 10 at 13:19 Sha Wiz Dow Ard

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118 votes

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Does an equivalent of Time Machine exist for Windows?

windows-xp backup time-machine windows-backup May 12 at 21:29 Isso

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118 votes

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How can I visualize the file system usage on Windows?

windows file-management disk-space community-faq Jan 15 at 3:02 ruda.almeida

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103 votes

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How do I check if a variable exists in Python?

python exception variables Aug 26 '12 at 2:30 paxdiablo

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102 votes

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Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?

windows disk-space winsxs May 11 at 6:41 magicandre1981

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What free programs should every GIS user have installed?

data development software May 15 at 15:55 RyanDalton

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Don't you think that it's time for some Stack Exchange shirts?

discussion feature-request status-completed swag May 8 at 6:21 user221644

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82 votes

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How do I check what version of Python is running my script?

python version Feb 7 at 15:04 Hristo Iliev

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80 votes

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Python try-else

python Jan 29 at 19:13 Izkata

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77 votes

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Rsync for Windows

windows rsync Apr 18 at 18:17 yzorg

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70 votes

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How do I diff two spreadsheets?

version-control open-source diff spreadsheet multiplatform Apr 9 at 11:06 neu242

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68 votes

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Official keyboard shortcuts

script keyboard-shortcuts May 15 at 11:32 Martijn Pieters

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67 votes

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How to chmod 755 all directories but no file (recursively)?

linux command-line shell find chmod Mar 26 at 4:37 mic_e

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66 votes

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Using HTML5/Javascript to generate and save a file

javascript html5 download May 19 '12 at 18:10 panzi

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62 votes

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What is the best way to implement nested dictionaries in Python?

python data-structures May 5 at 13:49 Rich B

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