I have a function and I'm making another one in which I need to call the first function. I don't have experience in Python, but I know that in languages like MATLAB it's possible as long as they're...

function(a, b) Note that file is one of Python's core modules, so I suggest you change the filename of file.py to something else. Note that if you're trying to import functions from a.py to a file …

I have this code which calculates the distance between two coordinates. The two functions are both within the same class. However, how do I call the function distToPoint in the function …

Jan 30, 2009 · I'm calling a function in Python which I know may stall and force me to restart the script. How do I call the function or what do I wrap it in so that if it takes longer than 5 seconds …

Aug 6, 2008 · I've got a reason for you (actually what led me here): Module A has a function F that needs to call a function by name. Module B imports Module A, and invokes function F with a …

From the Python documentation: The subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using …

When creating a simple object hierarchy in Python, I'd like to be able to invoke methods of the parent class from a derived class. In Perl and Java, there is a keyword for this (super). In Perl, I

Mar 12, 2012 · In Python, functions are first-class objects, this means: function references can be passed in inputs to other functions and/or methods, and executed from inside them. Instances …

I want to repeatedly execute a function in Python every 60 seconds forever (just like an NSTimer in Objective C or setTimeout in JS). This code will run as a daemon and is effectively like …

If don't want to use globals, vars and don't want make a separate module and/or class to encapsulate functions you want to call dynamically, you can call them as the attributes of the …