Karl Knechtel

Toronto, Canada

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Why is math.factorial much slower in Python 2.x than 3.x?

python performance python-3.x python-2.x factorial asked Mar 22, 2012 at 1:29

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So-called の-adjectives - how does の really work?

grammar particle-no asked Aug 20, 2011 at 22:37

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26 votes

Is something in the Stack Exchange UI inadvertently wrongly leading people to MSE?

discussion user-interface new-users asked Jun 1 at 3:50

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24 votes

Questions closed for multiple community-specific reasons should be clear about that fact

feature-request closed-questions close-reasons close-dialog asked Sep 11, 2023 at 21:13

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22 votes

The policy of editing out “noise” should be proactively explained and more easily referred to and justified

feature-request edits meta-faq help-center-proposed noise-reduction asked Apr 5 at 15:58

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22 votes

Why does tkinter (or turtle) seem to be missing or broken? Shouldn't it be part of the standard library?

python tkinter installation modulenotfounderror asked Apr 25, 2023 at 20:32

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17 votes

How can I download my "saves" lists?

support saves downloads asked Aug 5, 2023 at 17:42

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17 votes

The static keyword and clarity in language design

syntax language-design keywords asked May 21 at 21:51

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I'm getting a TypeError. How do I fix it?

python debugging typeerror asked Sep 7, 2022 at 7:10

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10 votes

Why isn't my class initialized by "def int" or "def _init_"? Why do I get a "takes no arguments" TypeError, or an AttributeError?

python class initialization typeerror magic-methods asked Jun 2, 2022 at 21:00

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Sum a list of numbers in Python

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Python Variable Declaration

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How can I convert a string with dot and comma into a float in Python

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How to find all occurrences of a substring?

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Our partnership with Google and commitment to socially responsible AI

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Prepend a line to an existing file in Python

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Convert regular Python string to raw string

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Why should I use foreach instead of for (int i=0; i<length; i++) in loops?

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Python-3.2 coroutine: AttributeError: 'generator' object has no attribute 'next'

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Why does b+=(4,) work and b = b + (4,) doesn't work when b is a list?

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Python: multiplication override

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Overhead of creating a new class

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"Username", "user name" or "user-name"

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Nested JSON: How to add (push) new items to an object?

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Break in nested for loops

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Create a pause inside a while loop in Javascript

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Practical effects of the October 2023 layoff

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How is `x = 42; x = lambda: x` parsed?

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How can the language or tooling notify the user of infinite loops?

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Why does tkinter (or turtle) seem to be missing or broken? Shouldn't it be part of the standard library?

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Why is 'not(True) * True' valid syntax, unlike 'True * not(True)'?

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The Stack Exchange reputation system: What's working? What's not?

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How does Python's unittest module detect test cases?

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Updates to the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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Why does using `arg=None` fix Python's mutable default argument issue?

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Why is there a difference between `0--3//2` and `--3//2`?

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How can I return two values from a function in Python?

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In either C or C++, should I check pointer parameters against NULL/nullptr?

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What is the chance of rolling at least 10 before a 1 on a d20?

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Seed() and Random Numbers in Python

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