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What's the best way to determine the location of the current PowerShell script?

Whenever I need to reference a common module or script, I like to use paths relative to the current script file. That way, my script can always find other scripts in the library. So, what is the best...

21 Oct at 23:3

The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel

We are unable to connect to an HTTPS server using `WebRequest` because of this error message: `The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.` We know that the server doesn't have a...

ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

I got this error from my code: ``` ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''. ``` What does it mean? Why does it occur, and how can I fix it?

14 Jan at 03:0

Scala vs. Groovy vs. Clojure

Can someone please explain the major differences between Scala, Groovy and Clojure. I know each of these compiles to run on the JVM but I'd like a simple comparison between them.

Calculate the execution time of a method

> [How do I measure how long a function is running?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10107140/how-to-measure-how-long-is-a-function-running) I have an I/O time-taking method which copies da...

23 May at 12:26

Convert pandas dataframe to NumPy array

How do I convert a pandas dataframe into a NumPy array? DataFrame: ``` import numpy as np import pandas as pd index = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] a = [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1] b = [0.2, ...

13 Jun at 07:30

How to resolve git stash conflict without commit?

As [asked in this question](https://stackoverflow.com/q/7517124/11343), I also want to know how to resolve a conflicting `git stash pop` without adding all modifications to a commit (just like "git st...

20 Oct at 16:52

Getting file size in Python?

Is there a built-in function for getting the size of a file object in bytes? I see some people do something like this: ``` def getSize(fileobject): fileobject.seek(0,2) # move the cursor to the e...

6 Jul at 05:30

What is the point of "final class" in Java?

I am reading a book about Java and it says that you can declare the whole class as `final`. I cannot think of anything where I'd use this. I am just new to programming and I am wondering . If they d...

22 May at 08:10

How to filter object array based on attributes?

I have the following JavaScript array of real estate home objects: ``` var json = { 'homes': [{ "home_id": "1", "price": "925", "sqft": "1100", "nu...

21 Apr at 14:50

What is the python keyword "with" used for?

What is the python keyword "with" used for? Example from: [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html](http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html) ``` >>> with open('/tmp/workfile', 'r')...

2 Sep at 18:59

Func delegate with no return type

All of the Func delegates return a value. What are the .NET delegates that can be used with methods that return void?

10 Jan at 16:51

Capturing multiple line output into a Bash variable

I've got a script 'myscript' that outputs the following: ``` abc def ghi ``` in another script, I call: ``` declare RESULT=$(./myscript) ``` and `$RESULT` gets the value ``` abc def ghi ``` I...

18 Feb at 05:18

Difference between InvariantCulture and Ordinal string comparison

When comparing two strings in c# for equality, what is the difference between InvariantCulture and Ordinal comparison?

8 Sep at 20:6

Find document with array that contains a specific value

If I have this schema... ``` person = { name : String, favoriteFoods : Array } ``` ... where the `favoriteFoods` array is populated with strings. How can I find all persons that have "sushi...

21 Nov at 08:38

How can I get a value from a cell of a dataframe?

I have constructed a condition that extracts exactly one row from my data frame: ``` d2 = df[(df['l_ext']==l_ext) & (df['item']==item) & (df['wn']==wn) & (df['wd']==1)] ``` Now I would like to take a...

21 Aug at 19:0

Creating a BLOB from a Base64 string in JavaScript

I have Base64-encoded binary data in a string: ``` const contentType = 'image/png'; const b64Data = 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHw...

13 Apr at 14:0

How to convert a normal Git repository to a bare one?

How can I convert a 'normal' Git repository to a bare one? The main difference seems to be: - in the normal Git repository, you have a `.git` folder inside the repository containing all relevant dat...

Difference between DTO, VO, POJO, JavaBeans?

Have seen some similar questions: - [What is the difference between a JavaBean and a POJO?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1394265/what-is-the-difference-between-a-javabean-and-a-pojo)- [What is...

23 May at 11:47

Removing Conda environment

I want to remove a certain environment created with conda. How can I achieve that? Let's say I have an active `testenv` environment. I tried, by following documentation, with: ``` $ conda env remove ...

24 Feb at 18:42

How, in general, does Node.js handle 10,000 concurrent requests?

I understand that Node.js uses a single-thread and an event loop to process requests only processing one at a time (which is non-blocking). But still, how does that work, lets say 10,000 concurrent re...

17 Jun at 11:5

Difference between map, applymap and apply methods in Pandas

Can you tell me when to use these vectorization methods with basic examples? I see that `map` is a `Series` method whereas the rest are `DataFrame` methods. I got confused about `apply` and `applyma...

Git and nasty "error: cannot lock existing info/refs fatal"

After cloning from remote git repository (at bettercodes) I made some changes, commited and tried to push: ``` git push origin master ``` Errors with: > error: cannot lock existing info/refs f...

17 May at 00:18

Add a new item to a dictionary in Python

How do I add an item to an existing dictionary in Python? For example, given: ``` default_data = { 'item1': 1, 'item2': 2, } ``` I want to add a new item such that: ``` default_data = default...

17 Jul at 06:54

How to extract numbers from a string in Python?

I would like to extract all the numbers contained in a string. Which is better suited for the purpose, regular expressions or the `isdigit()` method? Example: ``` line = "hello 12 hi 89" ``` Result: ...

17 Jun at 06:30