Nov 25, 2023 · Although in Python we normally say that exceptions are raised rather than thrown, but I guess that's just a minor point. But you might like to mention that it raises a NameError, …

Mar 4, 2013 · However, Python 3 changed the behavior of / to perform floating-point division even if the arguments are integers. The // operator was introduced in Python 2.6 and Python 3 to …

Does * have a special meaning in Python as it does in C? I saw a function like this in the Python Cookbook:

What does this mean in Python: sock.recvfrom(2**16) I know what sock is, and I get the gist of the recvfrom function, but what the heck is 2**16? Specifically, the two asterisk/double asterisk ope...

Aug 31, 2008 · See What do ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) mean in a function call? for the complementary question about arguments.

Apr 3, 2014 · The other case involving print >>obj, "Hello World" is the "print chevron" syntax for the print statement in Python 2 (removed in Python 3, replaced by the file argument of the …

May 5, 2011 · As far as the Python languages is concerned, _ generally has no special meaning. It is a valid identifier just like _foo, foo_ or _f_o_o_. The only exception are match statements …

Jan 12, 2022 · 1 The ** operator will, internally, use an iterative function (same semantics as built-in pow() (Python docs), which likely means it just calls that function anyway). Therefore, if you …

What does the := operand mean, more specifically for Python? Can someone explain how to read this snippet of code? node := root, cost = 0 frontier := priority queue containing node only …

Jul 13, 2013 · inf is infinity - a value that is greater than any other value. -inf is therefore smaller than any other value. nan stands for Not A Number, and this is not equal to 0. Although …