Nov 2, 2010 · When reading, list is a reference to the original list, and list[:] shallow-copies the list. When assigning, list (re)binds the name and list[:] slice-assigns, replacing what was previously in the list. …

The first, [:], is creating a slice (normally often used for getting just part of a list), which happens to contain the entire list, and thus is effectively a copy of the list. The second, list(), is using the actual …

I have a piece of code here that is supposed to return the least common element in a list of elements, ordered by commonality: def getSingle(arr): from collections import Counter c = Counte...

Is there a way in Python to list all installed packages and their versions? I know I can go inside python/Lib/site-packages and see what files and directories exist, but I find this very awkward. ...

For example, if passed the following: a = [] How do I check to see if a is empty?

The notation List<?> means "a list of something (but I'm not saying what)". Since the code in test works for any kind of object in the list, this works as a formal method parameter. Using a type parameter …

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The first way works for a list or a string; the second way only works for a list, because slice assignment isn't allowed for strings. Other than that I think the only difference is speed: it looks like it's a little …

Oct 5, 2012 · By using a : colon in the list index, you are asking for a slice, which is always another list. In Python you can assign values to both an individual item in a list, and to a slice of the list.

Nov 1, 2011 · How can I check if a list has any duplicates and return a new list without duplicates?