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Why don't languages auto import everything based on namespace?
This is basically a continuation of "Why don't languages auto import everything?" but with a slightly altered premisse:
Say we have a language like C++ / python that uses namespaces to ...
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Best practice when declaring imports with different execution contexts in python?
Say I have a Python project that looks like this:
project/
├── package/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── module1.py
└── main.py
I would like package/ to be self-contained, though it is called from main.py....
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Should uniqueness validation be on the database level or backend codebase level in data import
There is a kinda ETL task of importing data from csv to the database in project with legacy codebase and legacy database**. Data should be validated before persisting to database.
Validation includes ...
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Is it bad practice to export all the names from one module both as named exports and as a default export?
I like to export the names in my modules both as individual named exports and grouped together in a default export. Like this:
// mod.js
export function f() {}
export const x = true
export default {f,...
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What's the best way to import a python module in a python module without cluttering the modules namepace? [closed]
Let's say I am writing a python module module.py. Which provides functionalities for other parts of my code. Of course, the module has to import other modules. A simple example:
import abc as _abc
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Why don't languages auto import everything?
Why is there a such thing as import in programming languages? If a package does not exist, then trying to import it would cause an error anyway. So why don't languages just auto import ALL available ...
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How to use lazy import to speed up a list of known types in python? [closed]
I have an application in which the user can describe an analysis job via a yaml like
analysis:
learner:
name: LinearRegression
args:
solver: liblinear
and then it is parsed to ...
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Better design for a REST import into web store
I have an import that needs to grab data from a REST service and import into an web store. It's basically an ETL type of service, but because the REST service can be slow and I don't want to call it ...
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Transferring data from 1 web app into another offline
I have a web app that will be used locally on 2 different site. The program is a Vue web app made with node.js and express, using MySQL database. Due to limitation (no internet in site 1), there is no ...
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Python Unit Tests Mocking Imports - Removing Dependencies for CI/CD
I have a project written in python that I would like to create unit tests on.
This project has a dependency on a database project which is a sort of abstraction layer to data connections.
The issue ...
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Python dynamically import modules
I am trying to find the best practice for importing modules dynamically. I have multiple files in a specific folder called providers which contain a class Updater and all of them have the same objects....
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Strictly only importing modules in subdirectories: is this a good rule?
I'm making my 1st official project. It's written in Python, is open-sources, and I'd like people to be able to freely and easily fork and modify the code. The project name is "shelf" and the ...
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Component based architectures in JS / PHP: what indicators suggest that a UI element ought to be written as an importable component?
N.B. Several months after initially asking this question (and not coming up with any satisfactory answers) I am now learning to use HTML Custom Elements / WebComponents. It seems the same question ...
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Are legacy C# DataTable/SqlDataAdapters exponentially faster than SqlConnection/SqlCommand and/or LINQ to SQL DataContext.ExecuteCommand calls? [closed]
I can't believe DataTable/SqlDataAdapter massively beat out System.Data.Linq.DataContext.ExecuteCommand and ExecuteNonQuery (tried with both Stored Procedures and command text) and just straight ...
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How to develop an Import/Export Functionality for my node application
I have a configuration application in Nodejs. It has a Component with name and uuid. A Component can have many Schemas. A Schema has a uuid, name, componentId, json. A Schema can have many ...
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