Meaning of list[-1] in Python - Stack Overflow
I have a piece of code here that is supposed to return the least common element in a list of elements, ordered by commonality: def getSingle(arr): from collections import Counter c = …
What is the difference between list[1] and list[1:] in Python?
Oct 5, 2012 · By using a : colon in the list index, you are asking for a slice, which is always another list. In Python you can assign values to both an individual item in a list, and to a slice …
Python: list of lists - Stack Overflow
The first, [:], is creating a slice (normally often used for getting just part of a list), which happens to contain the entire list, and thus is effectively a copy of the list. The second, list(), is using the …
slice - How slicing in Python works - Stack Overflow
The first way works for a list or a string; the second way only works for a list, because slice assignment isn't allowed for strings. Other than that I think the only difference is speed: it looks …
python - if/else in a list comprehension - Stack Overflow
Since a list comprehension creates a list, it shouldn't be used if creating a list is not the goal; it shouldn't be used simply to write a one-line for-loop; so refrain from writing [print(x) for x in …
How do I make a flat list out of a list of lists? - Stack Overflow
If your list of lists comes from a nested list comprehension, the problem can be solved more simply/directly by fixing the comprehension; please see How can I get a flat result from a list …
Most efficient way to find if a value exists within a C# List
Apr 17, 2013 · In C# if I have a List of type bool. What is the fastest way to determine if the list contains a true value? I don’t need to know how many or where the true value is. I just need to …
Array versus List<T>: When to use which? - Stack Overflow
Jan 12, 2009 · A List uses an internal array to handle its data, and automatically resizes the array when adding more elements to the List than its current capacity, which makes it more easy to …
How do I list all files of a directory? - Stack Overflow
Jul 9, 2010 · How can I list all files of a directory in Python and add them to a list?
Checking if any elements in one list are in another [duplicate]
Apr 22, 2013 · The second action taken was to revert the accepted answer to its state before it was partway modified to address "determine if all elements in one list are in a second list".