Utility method to check the values's sign and return a sign string

Private module function.

Private module function.

Wraps an old- or new-style class object.

Private module function.

Private module function.

Get non-zero itemsize of type.

Utility method to raise a negative number exception

Notify observers of an event if the event meets their criteria. If an observer raises an exception, the `_obs_exception()` method is

Return list of specified attribute objects.

Called by a Job object to tell the result is ready, and provides the value of this result. The object will become ready and successful

Unwinds lists that have embedded lists inside them. The os.path functions used in newest(), largest(), etc. choke

Request updates when DDE data changes.

Equivalent of the apply() builtin function. It blocks till the result is ready.

Changes the name of multiple columns at a time.

Execute and get the return value from the bound method with the same name as the module from which this function is called, but defined in the next cl

stops further attempts for calling and terminates default consumer threads

Connect to the server. :param str url: server URL.

Copies a table while sharing cell instances.

finds pattern and approves action on results

Executes the specified statement and returns a copy of the cursor

A caseless way of checking if a key exists or not. It returns None or the correct key.

Gauss quadature (weight function = 1.0): xmin, xmax: boundaries of integration domain funct: integrand function ng: Gauss integration order

main reason for overwriting this method is to be able to calculate how many line are in a block (function/method/class/...)

Returns a list of child nodes having the specified tag.

@return a float representing seconds

this will return the unproxied target object.

Return True if kernel allows creating a socket which is able to listen for both IPv4 and IPv6 connections. If *sock* is provided the check is

Insert the specified value into the BST.

Insert a value into node

Computes Integers zeros of d coefficient

Return true if +x+ allows application of the +in+ operator (which excludes, for example, numbers and +None+), *and* the +in+ loop is actually ente

D.itervalues() -> an iterator over values sorted by keys (add reverse=True for reverse ordering).

List of keys in their original case.

Parses a line (a string) as a representation of a list. Can recursively parse nested lists. (List members can themselves be lists). List elements