I'm sure the answer is out there somewhere, but I must have overlooked it until now ... I have an X11 programme that I'm mostly using under Mac OS X (10.6.8) and for which I wrote a plugin to extend ...

Are you a Python programmer who wishes your storage could do more for you? Here's an easy way to add functionality to a real distributed filesystem, in your favorite language. Programming languages ...

Although it’s derided for not being open source, EagleCAD is an extremely popular piece of schematic and PCB layout software. Most of the popularity is probably due to the incredible amount of part ...

C doesn't do exceptions but Python does. This means we have to fit in with Python's way of implementing exceptions. This is an extract from the latest title in the I Programmer Library that helps you ...

if x in Colour.names(): ... if x in Colour.values(): ... That provides both use cases, and because it's explicit it's always immediately obvious what is meant, even if you're not familiar with enums.

Dealing with more complex Python objects requires more than format specifiers. However, if an object is a sequence then you can extract the data it contains. A sequence is a “container” for a range of ...