My Goal – To list only 5 entries when using OS walk. So far I have only been able to get a list of everything that I find using OS.Walk or only list one entry. (By using the return function) My code: import os import subprocess The Results: If there is any way to only show 5 instead of the
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Finding all the elements in a list between two elements (not using index, and with wrap around)
I’m trying to figure out a way to find all the elements that appear between two list elements (inclusive) – but to do it without reference to position, and instead with reference to the elements themselves. It’s easier to explain with code: I have a list like this: And I want a function that would take, two arguments corresponding to
Is there a built-in way for converting a list to a function?
Suppose I have a Python list lst. I want to convert this to a function or callable, which may be done by: or (less preferably): However, as this seems to be a very natural operation, I wondered whether there exists a built-in (perhaps more efficient) way to achieve this. (To be a little bit more precise: Is there a Python
How to refence entries with a certain value within a list in python
I am getting data from database and storing it in a list called relays. this list currently looks like this: the first number of each item is the id number I use through out the code. the second two are numbers GPIO pins . I want a away to reference the list item by it’s first number so for instance
Python long list is broken into annoying multiple line in VScode?
enter image description here Hi, I am using VScode for python. I face an annoying point in autoformat that a long list is broken into multiple lines as shown in the picture. I try to change wordwrap property but it does not help. Answer I use the Python formatting toolkit “autopep8”, and its effects are as follows: It is recommended
list of dictionaries into data frame columns
I have a column in a DataFrame that contains JSON strings, each representing a list of dictionaries: I want to convert each row in datiles column to rows and columns and join them with the original data frame as shown on the sample below: I have done this as I need but I don’t know how to join it with
How to assign multiple values to key in dictionary
I want to assign multiple values to Teams, lose and won in dictionary for every team entered by the user. But when I run the code above I get output like: I only get the result of the latest team. What should I do to assign multiple values to key? if there are two teams the expected output should be:
dict(sorted(dictionary.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1)) does not always return a ordered dict when the value is a list
I have a dict: when I try to sort it by using It not always sorts it like I want it to sort. (the value must have the biggest number and then descend) so it returns this: everything is right except for that x should be in front of i since 4 > 3. Are some indexes more prioritized? To
How can I update a list of dictionaries with a second list of dictionaries?
So I have been working on this for hours and have scoured many similar questions on Stackoverflow for a response, but no dice. It seems simple enough, but I just can’t seem to get the desired result. I have one list of dictionaries, A, that I would like to merge with another list of dictionaries, B. A and B are
How to generate dictionaries from multiple lists?
I have the following lists : And I would like to generate the following dictionaries: Which kind of loop or function Should I use? Answer Use zip and the following comprehension: