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How can I use Python to get the system hostname?

python hostname asked Nov 24, 2010 at 21:33

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362 votes

How can I tell if a string repeats itself in Python?

python string pattern-matching asked Apr 6, 2015 at 23:02

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199 votes

Why am I getting authentication errors for packages from an Ubuntu repository?

apt packages authentication asked Nov 4, 2011 at 20:37

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168 votes

How can I move a database from one server to another?

mysql backup migration mysqldump asked Jan 4, 2011 at 15:38

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47 votes

How do I crop from the default image viewer?

11.10 image-processing image-viewer asked Mar 20, 2012 at 1:34

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46 votes

Why does this question appear twice in the hot list?

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43 votes

What does it mean to mount something?

mount asked Jan 9, 2011 at 1:17

askubuntu.com

42 votes

What's the fastest way to find mineshafts?

minecraft asked Dec 17, 2011 at 6:06

gaming.stackexchange.com

38 votes

How do I build down?

minecraft asked Nov 11, 2011 at 20:26

gaming.stackexchange.com

37 votes

Add comment length counter on the mobile site

bug status-completed comments mobile-web asked Jul 27, 2011 at 19:37

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Any chance of Stack Exchange blacking out Jan 18, along with Reddit and Wikipedia in opposition of SOPA/PIPA?

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Why is DRY important?

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Check if a function returns false in Python

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What's the point of leveling up in Minecraft?

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The Many Memes of Meta

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Election primary vote count is no lower than -1

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Do explosions destroy stuff?

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Will wearing multiple fire protection armor pieces stack their effects?

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Tricks for getting lots of arrows?

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How do I beat "Prize for the Reckless"?

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What's the most efficient way to get experience?

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Praying to people outside the Trinity

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What does KDA stand for in Halo 5 and how is it determined?

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What does the "tenacious" badge reward?

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Are sheep permanently dyed?

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Can the mobs climb ladders?

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What's the main menu background screen in Minecraft 1.8 based off?

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When do mobs despawn in Minecraft?

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I love programming but never get projects started

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Can baby animals fit through a one-block high hole?

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How often do you look at a user's accept rate before answering a question?

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Super User versus Unix & Linux versus Ask Ubuntu

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Got an answer to a bounty'd question, but it was in a comment. What to do?

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Insults and boorish behavior in chat

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What is the moderator rationale behind closing this question rather than migrating it?

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Who was Melchizedek?

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Fixed number of close votes + growing community = more questions being closed. Is this desirable?

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Lower new user restrictions to 6 rep

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New badge idea: Victor

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Can I tell Steam which monitor to open a game on?

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