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I am curious, what do the 3 different brackets mean in python programming? Not sure if i'm correct about this, but please correct me if i'm wrong. [] - # Normally used for dictionaries, list items () - # Used to identify params {} - # I have no idea what this does... Or if these brackets can be used for other purposes, any advises are welcomed! Thanks! [] : Used to define mutable data types - lists, list comprehensions and for indexing/lookup/slicing. () : Define tuples, order of operations, generator expressions, function calls and other syntax. {} : The two hash table types - dictionaries

Is there any WORKING plugin for Vim 7.4 that would automatically close brackets ('{}', '[]', '()') and maybe insert some carriage returns (for '{}' at least)? I know this question has been asked quite a few times but none of the answers either do not seem to work in vim 7.4 or the plugin has not been updated or something. So far I've tried vim-smartinput, autoclose and delimitmate and NONE of these have managed to insert any closing characters even though I have enabled the plugins and they otherwise seem to be active. I don't know if there has been some changes in vim that somehow breaks

I would like to match text enclosed in brackets etc in Perl. How can I do that? This is a question from the official perlfaq . We're importing the perlfaq to Stack Overflow . This is the official FAQ answer minus any subsequent edits. Your first try should probably be the Text::Balanced module, which is in the Perl standard library since Perl 5.8. It has a variety of functions to deal with tricky text. The Regexp::Common module can also help by providing canned patterns you can use. As of Perl 5.10, you can match balanced text with regular expressions using recursive patterns. Before Perl 5.10

I was just browsing a forum and someone asked about a PHP file they had found on the web. It has several spots like this in the code: if ($REMOTE_ADDR == "") $ip = "no ip"; else $ip = getHostByAddr($REMOTE_ADDR); I have always thought brackets are needed to enclose what you want to do if the condition is true. Is there some other alternative, such as if it is on the same line you don't? There is also another line like this: if ($action != ""): mail("$adminaddress","Visitor Comment from YOUR SITE", My instinct is to say this wouldn't work, but I also don't know if it is an outdated PHP file and