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Date: 2017-10-30
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Notifications for new Github project releases?
tags: github
199 votes, 3 answers and 19743 views
\r\n I'm using a library from a Github project. Is there some way to set up a notification for new project releases?\n\nFor example, I want to know when a new release appears here\n\nI know I can be notified ...\r\n
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How do I delete (unset) an exported environment variable?
tags: linux, environment-variables, unset
967 votes, 3 answers and 547486 views
\r\n Before installing gnuplot I set the environment variable GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR = /home/gnuplot/build/src.\n\nDuring the installation something went wrong; now I want to remove the GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR ...\r\n
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How can I parse a YAML file in Python
tags: python, yaml
283 votes, 5 answers and 192335 views
\r\n How can I parse a YAML file in Python?\r\n
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REST API Best practice: How to accept list of parameter values as input
tags: api, rest
256 votes, 6 answers and 309847 views
\r\n We are launching a new REST API and I wanted some community input on best practices around how we should have input parameters formatted:\n\nRight now, our API is very JSON-centric (only returns JSON). ...\r\n
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How to iterate over arguments in a Bash script
tags: bash, command-line
586 votes, 6 answers and 413781 views
\r\n I have a complex command that I'd like to make a shell/bash script of. I can write it in terms of $1 easily:\n\nfoo $1 args -o $1.ext\r\nI want to be able to pass multiple input names to the script. What'...\r\n
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Maximum length for MySQL type text
tags: mysql, database
287 votes, 7 answers and 323701 views
\r\n I'm creating a form for sending private messages and want to set the maxlength value of a textarea appropriate to the max length of a text field in my MySQL database table. How many characters can a ...\r\n
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Difference between static and shared libraries?
tags: c++, c, shared-libraries, static-libraries
400 votes, 7 answers and 162593 views
\r\n What is the difference between static and shared libraries?\n\nI use Eclipse and there are several project types including Static Libraries and Shared Libraries? Does one have an advantage over the ...\r\n
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Is there a quick git command to see an old version of a file?
tags: git
1030 votes, 7 answers and 250686 views
\r\n Is there a command in git to see (either dumped to stdout, or in $PAGER or $EDITOR) a particular version of a particular file?\r\n
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How to git-cherry-pick only changes to certain files?
tags: git, cherry-pick
324 votes, 8 answers and 104183 views
\r\n If I want to merge into a Git branch the changes made only to some of the files changed in a particular commit which includes changes to multiple files, how can this be achieved?\n\nSuppose the Git ...\r\n
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What are the differences between the urllib, urllib2, and requests module?
tags: python, urllib2, urllib, python-requests
475 votes, 8 answers and 190294 views
\r\n In Python, what are the differences between the urllib, urllib2, and requests module? Why are there three? They seem to do the same thing...\r\n