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import re

'''=== TL;DR ==='''
# if only expecting one match per string, use re.search
pattern = r"(.+)\s+(.+)"
myString = "Two words"
m = re.search(pattern, myString)
if m:
    fullmatch = m.group(0)
    match1 = m.group(1)

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# To sort a list of objects by the field `foo`:
sortedList = sorted(myList, key = lambda x: x.foo, reverse=True)

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import pandas as pd

# I used to use a csv_reader to read in csv files, but pandas is much better.   
music_data = pd.read_csv('music_collection.csv')
# music_data can now be accessed as a dict e.g:
all_days = music_data['Day'].unique()

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// Use this custom hook when you are trying to trace why a component is re-rendering
const useTraceUpdate = (componentName: string, props: any): void => {
  // Capture previous prop state
  const prev = React.useRef(props);
  React.useEffect(() => {
    // Check all field/value pairs of the new props for changes
    const changedProps = Object.entries(props).reduce(
      (changeSummary, [fieldName, currentValue]) => {
        const previousValue = Reflect.get(prev.current, fieldName);
        return previousValue === currentValue

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# See https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes
from datetime import datetime

dateString = "2020-05-31"

# parse a string into a date
myDateTime = datetime.strptime(dateString, '%Y-%m-%d')

# if you want to strip out time
myDate = myDateTime.date()

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for key, value in myDict.items():
    print(f'Key is {key}, value is {value}')

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# Capture all arguments
args =  sys.argv

# Capture only first argument
arg = sys.argv[0]

# Capture all arguments after the first
other_args = sys.argv[1:]

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from os import path

result = path.exists(myPath)

# Check whether it is specifically a file
result = path.isfile(myPath)

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// To flatten a JS array of arrays (a.k.a get a master array with all values from children)...

// flat is newer - not available in IE
const foo = myArray.flat();

// reduce is another option
const bar = myArray.reduce((allData,currentArray) => allData.concat(currentArray));

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// Parse a string into a JSON object
const obj = JSON.parse(myString);

// Stringify an object
// Straight up, no formatting
const str1 = JSON.stringify(obj);

// Pretty-print the JSON with indent of 4
const str2 = JSON.stringify(obj, undefined, 4);