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• Fetch all (new) xkcd strips

  Python / file download, urllib / -1 points (1 vote) / by xipe totec (1 day, 17 hours ago)
• Convert datetime in python to user friendly representation.

  Python / ago, datetime, parse, python, representation, string, user-friendly / -1 points (1 vote) / by Jai Vikram Singh Verma (2 days, 4 hours ago)
• Accessing DCOP services

  Python / dcop, interprocess communication, kde, System / by Yuce Tekol (3 days, 22 hours ago, revision 2)
• xjoin

  Python / path / by Sridhar Ratnakumar (6 days, 17 hours ago)
• Levenshtein-Distance

  Python / text / by Martin Schimmels (6 days, 22 hours ago)
• Patch extension binaries compiled for previous (different) Python version

  Python / binaries, dll, patch, precompiled, PYD, windows / by Denis Barmenkov (1 week ago, revision 4)
• Exception handling in a single line

  Python / exception, expression, function, list comprehension, python, wrapper / 1 point (3 votes) / by Radek Szklarczyk (1 week ago, revision 15)
• Spline demonstrator

  Python / c.a.d, maths / by James Coliins (1 week, 1 day ago)
• Creating fake data using numpy

  Python / data, fake, gaussian, graph, histogram, normal, sample data / by tat.wright (1 week, 2 days ago)
• Longest common subsequence problem solver

  Python / algorithm, decorator, LCS, Longest common subsequence / by Shao-chuan Wang (1 week, 3 days ago, revision 2)
• port-alldeps: list all dependencies of Macports packages

  Python / Macports, package dependency graph, python / by denis (1 week, 4 days ago, revision 2)
• Indent a string

  Python / indent / -3 points (3 votes) / by tat.wright (1 week, 4 days ago)
• Play wave audio

  Python / multimedia, ossaudiodev, wave / by giuseppelobrutto (1 week, 5 days ago)
• Shutdown your PC by using ctypes (Win32 Platform)

  Python / ctypes, Reboot, Shutdown, System Programming, Win32 / 2 points (2 votes) / by Shao-chuan Wang (1 week, 6 days ago)
• Docstring inheritance decorator

  Python / decorator, descriptor, docstring, inheritance, metaprogramming / 1 point (1 vote) / by Shai Berger (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
• Recursively querying for registry subkeys

  Python / RegDeleteTree, registry, substitute, win32api / by Heinz Hermann (2 weeks, 6 days ago, revision 2)
• An unofficial interface of Yahoo's Chinese segmentation.

  Python / Chinese, Segmentation, Yahoo / 1 point (1 vote) / by Shao-chuan Wang (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
• Send HTML or Text email with or without attachments

  Python / email, smtp / by Isaac Wagner (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
• nth-Root

  Python / Mathematics / -3 points (5 votes) / by Fouad Teniou (3 weeks ago, revision 4)
• Components and Abilities (different implementation of Component architecture)

  Python / abc, ability, abstract base class, component, descriptor, dynamic, interface, plugin / by Danny G (3 weeks, 3 days ago, revision 6)

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