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Remove comma and change string to float

I want to find “money” in a file and change the string to float , for example, I use regular expression to find “$33,326” and would like to change to [33326.0, “$”] (i.e., remove comma, $ sign and change to float). I wrote the following function but it gives me an error Can…

Python, remove all non-alphabet chars from string

I am writing a python MapReduce word count program. Problem is that there are many non-alphabet chars strewn about in the data, I have found this post Stripping everything but alphanumeric chars from a string in Python which shows a nice solution using regex, but I am not sure how to implement it I’m af…

demystify Flask app.secret_key

If app.secret_key isn’t set, Flask will not allow you to set or access the session dictionary. This is all that the flask user guide has to say on the subject. I am very new to web development and I have no idea how/why any security stuff works. I would like to understand what Flask is doing under the h…

Pass a 2d numpy array to c using ctypes

What is the correct way to pass a numpy 2d – array to a c function using ctypes ? My current approach so far (leads to a segfault): C code : Python code: Answer This is probably a late answer, but I finally got it working. All credit goes to Sturla Molden at this link. The key is, note that

Python LINQ like methods

As new to Python i really miss LINQ methods. I’ve found this and this questions, which helped me a lot to understand how Python enumerables and generators work. But sill, I want to use good old methods like Select, SelectMany, First, Last, Group, Distinct and so on. I understand, that all cases can be h…