This article answers a number of questions how to accomplish different things with a Python array in one line. By studying these questions, you’ll become a better coder. So, let’s roll up your sleeves and get started! 🙂 Python One Line Print Array If you just want to know the best way to print an … Read more
This interesting code snippet was brought to my attention by Finxter reader Albrecht. You’d guess that the for loop goes from i=250 to i=259, each time incrementing a and b. As Python creates one integer object to which both names refer, the command a is not b should always be False. Thus, the result is … Read more
URL encoding “is a method to encode information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)”. It is also called Percent-encoding because percentage symbols are used to encode certain reserved characters: ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , / : ; = ? @ [ ] %21 %23 %24 %25 %26 %27 %28 … Read more
Python has several built-in data structures such as Lists, Sets and Dictionaries (check out the articles!).In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about tuples including real world examples. A Python tuple is an immutable, ordered, and iterable container data structure that can hold arbitrary and heterogeneous immutable data elements. Tuple Motivating Example … Read more
To break one line into multiple lines in Python, use an opening parenthesis in the line you want to break. Now, Python expects the closing parenthesis in one of the next lines and the expression is evaluated across line boundaries. As an alternative, you can also use the backslash \ just in front of the … Read more
Problem: Given the contents of a text file. How to search and replace a specific string or line in the file? Example: Let’s consider the following example where you want to replace the highlighted (bolded) text parts. Text in the file before replacing a line: There was an idea to bring together a group of … Read more
Problem: Given multiple Python statements. How to write them as a Python One-Liner? Example: Consider the following example of four statements in a block with uniform indentation: Each of the four statements is written in a separate line in a code editor—this is the normal procedure. However, what if you want to one-linerize those: How … Read more
Summary: To match a pattern in a given text using only a single line of Python code, use the one-liner import re; print(re.findall(pattern, text)) that imports the regular expression library re and prints the result of the findall() function to the shell. Problem: Given a string and a regular expression pattern. Match the string for … Read more
Two ways of writing a recursive one-liner: (1) write the function with return statement in a single line such as in def f(x): return f(x+1), or (2) assign a lambda function to a variable name and use the variable name in the return expression of the lambda function such as in f = lambda x: … Read more
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Problem: How to return from a Python function or method in single line? Example: Consider the following “goal” statement: However, this leads to a Syntax error: In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to write the return statement with an if expression in a single line of Python code. You can get an overview of the … Read more
This article will be fun! You’ll learn about an important concept in security: reverse shells. You’ll also learn how to create reverse shells in Python in a single line of code. So, let’s start with the big question: What is a Reverse Shell? Here’s the definition of a Reverse Shell: A reverse shell is used … Read more