Converting Integers Archives

How to convert int to Enum in python?

November 28, 2020 Jeffrey Schneider

Question or problem about Python programming: Using the new Enum feature (via backport enum34) with python 2.7.6.

Convert Date to Integer in Swift

November 20, 2020 Oceane Wilson

Question or problem with Swift language programming: I am updating some of my old Swift 2 answers to Swift 3. My answer to this question, though, is not easy to update since the question specifically asks for NSDate and not Date. So I am creating a new version of that question that I can update […]

Converting a column within pandas dataframe from int to string

November 19, 2020 Bell Jacquise

Question or problem about Python programming: I have a dataframe in pandas with mixed int and str data columns. I want to concatenate first the columns within the dataframe. To do that I have to convert an int column to str. I’ve tried to do as follows:

Python is a powerful general-purpose programming language.

Why does Python 3 allow “00” as a literal for 0 but not allow “01” as a literal for 1?

November 18, 2020 Simon Abital

Question or problem about Python programming: Why does Python 3 allow “00” as a literal for 0 but not allow “01” as a literal for 1? Is there a good reason? This inconsistency baffles me. (And we’re talking about Python 3, which purposely broke backward compatibility in order to achieve goals like consistency.)

Integers in Swift

April 11, 2019September 5, 2019 Jeffrey Schneider

An integer (from the Latin integer meaning “whole”) is a number that can be written without a fractional component. For example, 3, 4, -7, and -1024 are integers, while 0.15, 1/2 , and √5 are not. Integers are either signed (positive, zero, or negative) or unsigned (positive or zero).