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Why is math.factorial much slower in Python 2.x than 3.x?

python performance python-3.x python-2.x factorial asked Mar 22, 2012 at 1:29
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28 votes

So-called の-adjectives - how does の *really* work?

grammar particle-no asked Aug 20, 2011 at 22:37
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22 votes

Questions closed for multiple community-specific reasons should be clear about that fact

feature-request closed-questions close-reasons close-dialog asked Sep 11 at 21:13
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16 votes

Why does tkinter (or turtle) seem to be missing or broken? Shouldn't it be part of the standard library?

python tkinter installation modulenotfounderror asked Apr 25 at 20:32
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15 votes

How can I download my "saves" lists?

support saves downloads asked Aug 5 at 17:42
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11 votes

Why isn't my class initialized by "def __int__" or "def _init_"? Why do I get a "takes no arguments" TypeError, or an AttributeError?

python class initialization typeerror magic-methods asked Jun 2, 2022 at 21:00
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11 votes

I'm getting a TypeError. How do I fix it?

python debugging typeerror asked Sep 7, 2022 at 7:10
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9 votes

Dealing with Option and Either types - idiomatic conversions?

scala idioms asked Sep 21, 2011 at 21:09
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9 votes

Why is copying a list of simple objects slower, when the list contains multiple repeats?

python list performance asked Mar 8 at 20:14
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8 votes

Remove (again) and prevent creation of the specific-user tag

discussion meta burninate-request tag-block-request specific-user-tag asked Sep 2 at 3:23
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