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    Replied To a Post in Installing pymongo package to paython 3.5

    If you are on MS Windows, save yourself the trouble and install the Anaconda python distribution which comes with a native package manager called `conda`. Things which are extremely difficult …
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    Began Watching Installing pymongo package to paython 3.5

    Hello, Im trying to install pymongo package to be able to connect to MongoDB using pip pip install pymongo but it produce the below error Could not find a version …
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    Replied To a Post in Login issue

    I would say extremely quiet... BTW Dani the link to Daniweb API in your signature is broken.
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    Began Watching Login issue

    I'm really sorry everyone ... Due to an SSL issue, no one was able to log into DaniWeb over the past day. I wasn't aware of the issue as I …
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    Replied To a Post in Read this before posting sticky

    > Interesting. I would have imagined it was much, much higher. I believe that most of the folks "landing" on Daniweb are looking for a solution to some technical problem. …
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    Began Watching Read this before posting sticky

    I have resurrected [this sticky](https://www.daniweb.com/programming/web-development/threads/435023/read-this-before-posting-a-question). I know it's target is PHP at the moment, but I'm planning to broaden the subject for web development (HTML/CSS/Js). If anyone has something useful …
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    Replied To a Post in Given the posting troubles. How about a forum sticky or how to?

    Rather than a mass email (which can easily get lost due to folks not correctly configuring their mail account with old Daniweb), I believe there should be a sticky post/blog …
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    Began Watching Given the posting troubles. How about a forum sticky or how to?

    While I can't pretend to know what happened to block me from Daniweb, imagine less imaginitive souls. Maybe an article is required about what to do with post or login …
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    Edited How to get the current data in the database

    My database have this record: timer_id = 1 time = 498 utc = 16:46:21 I'm retrieving the record the time column in the database but it won't retrieve the current …
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    Edited How to get the current data in the database

    My database have this record: timer_id = 1 time = 498 utc = 16:46:21 I'm retrieving the record the time column in the database but it won't retrieve the current …
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    My database have this record: timer_id = 1 time = 498 utc = 16:46:21 I'm retrieving the record the time column in the database but it won't retrieve the current …
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    Began Watching How to get the current data in the database

    My database have this record: timer_id = 1 time = 498 utc = 16:46:21 I'm retrieving the record the time column in the database but it won't retrieve the current …
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    Gave Reputation to Raul Perez in Best API for doc manipulation and pdf

    iText and Jasperreports are the best for this. I have been using them for years and I could tell you they are the best.
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    Began Watching Best API for doc manipulation and pdf

    Hi All, I want to generate report in a document format and the same should be converted in to pdf using JAVA. Can you please any one suggest me some …
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    Replied To a Post in Best API for doc manipulation and pdf

    Apache POI is a pretty well known library for creating `.doc` and `.docx` files. If you do a search for "doc to pdf java" you'll come across few open source …
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    Replied To a Post in Java online projects

    1. Learning a version control system like Git. Extremely important irrespective of the programming language you are using. Then move on to understanding Github (which offers you to create git …
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    Replied To a Post in Java online projects

    Nothing unfortunate about it, just all the more reason for you to learn them. :) I'm don't know why you code in Java (hobbist, wanting-to-be-programmer or recently started with a …
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    Replied To a Post in Java online projects

    Github is a very popular code hosting service (servers on which you put your code) and uses "Git" as the source control mechanism. I'm assuming you are familiar with VCS …
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    Began Watching Java online projects

    Hi, is any of you guys aware of any online java project I could join in and help? The thing is, even if I still have a very long way …
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    Replied To a Post in Java online projects

    There is no authorative site which lists all projects in need of help. One option would be to visit https://github.com/trending?l=java , look at projects which catch your fancy, drop a …
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    Began Watching My apologies

    My apologies for being so silent recently. I think this has actually been the longest I've gone without making any big changes to DaniWeb in as long as I can …
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    Replied To a Post in My apologies

    I switch between projects and I find keeping a note of the current state of things helps. I use the Microsoft OneNote for this but I think any basic text …
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    Began Watching Attachment icon not visible when posting a question

    Hi, can somebody tell me why, when posting a question rather than a thread, the attachment icon isn't there? See attachment: ![iconMissing.jpg](/attachments/large/2/2bd43dc257fa6a3dad8e05739ffbc6d0.jpg "align-center")
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    Replied To a Post in Attachment icon not visible when posting a question

    I see the same; probably a bug.
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    Began Watching Anyone Else Seeing DaniWeb Activity Dropping?

    As the title says, anyone else noticing the activity on DaniWeb suddenly dropping? I usually check the Database and Software Developing sections in the morning. The Database one for awhile …
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    Replied To a Post in Anyone Else Seeing DaniWeb Activity Dropping?

    > One thing is for certain. Daniweb was bleeding users with the old forum based interface I think this was because the old forum based interface was still very different …
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    Began Watching Why daniweb attracts only newbies with no interest to stay in programming

    The full title: "Why daniweb attracts only newbies with no interest to stay in programming and what can be done to keep the others as well ? " Over few …
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    Replied To a Post in Why daniweb attracts only newbies with no interest to stay in programming

    I have come to realize that only a handful of beginners prefer programming "discussions". This is one of the primary reasons why SO is viral; as long as you have …
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    Began Watching Unanswered and Self-Answered Threads

    Just wondering whether self-answered threads (without any contribution) - i.e. OP posts and then marks as solved - should be classed as "unanswered" and show in the Unanswered tab of …
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    Replied To a Post in Unanswered and Self-Answered Threads

    I think it should be fine to have them there to promote other folks to contribute their own solutions/answers.
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    Began Watching Moderator, Sponsor, Team Colleague, Featured badges gone

    Noticed that Moderator badge has been dropped. I don't really care about the others, but the Mod badge was useful if I had to put my Mod hat on. Now …
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    Replied To a Post in Moderator, Sponsor, Team Colleague, Featured badges gone

    Hover badge or highlighted user name sounds like a good idea.
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    Marked Solved Status for java SerializeinnerClass

    Hi All, Good Day I need some clarification , When serializing the inner class alone(implements Serializable only for inner class) I am getting java.io.NotSerializableException: SerializeinnerClass. At the same time when …
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    Began Watching ValueError: Mixing iteration and read methods would lose data

    we have the following code: I get the response (ValueError: Mixing iteration and read methods would lose data) Any help def extract_data(filename): def extract_data(filename): infile=open(filename, "r") #infile.readlines() v0 = infile.next() …
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    Replied To a Post in ValueError: Mixing iteration and read methods would lose data

    Also, `next` takes an optional `default` argument so you can easily call `v0 = next(infile, None)` and check the value of `v0` before proceeding...
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    Began Watching Who likes the tagging system?

    Raise of hands, who here **likes** the tagging system?
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    Replied To a Post in Who likes the tagging system?

    If it works well (searching by tag), is well controlled (well defined tags) and maybe supports some nifty operations (like intersect etc.) then yes, tagging system sounds good for Daniweb!
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    Began Watching Are discussions hard to follow?

    With the new design, are you finding discussions hard to follow? In other words, is the area with the member signatures too big that it becomes confusing or requires effort …
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    Replied To a Post in Are discussions hard to follow?

    I still have to provide my feedback on the official thread but since you have already created this thread, maybe I can just use this one. On first looks, it's …
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    Began Watching Java Generics, Sort ArrayList in ascending order

    I am attempting to use generics that will sort an ArrayList in ascending order as extra practice for my upcoming mid-term exam. I am given the main method body, and …
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    Replied To a Post in Java Generics, Sort ArrayList in ascending order

    You need to start debugging the code (which is pretty small IMO). As a starting point, what's the smallest sample with which you can reproduce this problem? What happens when …
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    Began Watching getting object definitions from a restricted namespace

    basically, I have some code defined to be executed in a restricted namespace: code = ''' def func(): print 'success' ''' NS = {} NS.update(__builtins__) exec code in NS try: …
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    Replied To a Post in getting object definitions from a restricted namespace

    The first one fails because `base` is *inside* the function which only comes into the picture when the function is executed. When you exec the code string, the top level …
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    Began Watching The future of DaniWeb

    Hi everyone, As many of you know, a couple of weeks ago, I began working on a new side project, https://www.dazah.com ... After taking about two weeks, focusing all my …
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    Replied To a Post in The future of DaniWeb

    Looks sleek and simple. I like the toned down colors. No top navigation bar?
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    Gave Reputation to Dani in What I've been working on lately ...

    Hey everyone :) Sorry I've been kind of absent from DaniWeb for the past week or so. I was actually working on a new side project. It's close to launch …
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    Replied To a Post in Python Companion operator

    Yup, it's all about the evaluation context/scope. I call this an optimization because it is basically an implementation detail; a naive implementation doesn't have to do it and it will …
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    Began Watching Python Companion operator

    Please take a look at the following codes and explain what’s happening here: a = 256 b = 256 a is b #True its ok c = 257 d = …
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    Replied To a Post in Python Companion operator

    Regarding your 3rd "why", Python performs certain primitive optimizations when it comes to immutable values. For when you write `e=258; f=258` on the *same* line, Python realizes that it can …
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    Began Watching things keep in mind

    what are the things a new developer should keep in mind while writing a program? please reply.

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