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structuredClone(): an independent copy of nested data
structuredClone() can create a deep copy of supported values. This is different from copying only the external object.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Submodule: an external project is pinned to a revision
A Git submodule connects a separate repository at a particular commit to the parent project. It does not automatically follow every latest change on an external branch.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Subprocess: separate arguments instead of a shell string
subprocess.run() is the recommended high-level interface for starting a process. An argument list with the usual shell=False avoids constructing shell syntax around every value.
Published22 Oct 2026
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substring(): the final position remains outside the snippet
Interchanged boundaries have a specific behavior.
Published22 Oct 2026
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SVG: why the vector logo stays clear at different sizes
SVG describes shapes through structured elements, rather than fixing each point as a pixel. The format is suitable for many characters and schemes when used for a clear purpose.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Sys.argv: command-line arguments start as text
sys.argv contains program arguments, with the initial element describing the script or invocation. A supplied quantity such as 12 starts as text, not an automatically validated number.
Published22 Oct 2026
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tabular-nums aligns digits by width
The same width of numbers makes it easy to scan numbers in a column.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Tarfile: an archive can contain more than regular files
TAR archives can describe directories, files and links. Extraction therefore involves more than copying independent safe bytes.
Published22 Oct 2026
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TemporaryDirectory: a workspace with a defined lifetime
tempfile.TemporaryDirectory can act as a context manager that cleans up its temporary directory on exit. It suits intermediate conversion files.
Published22 Oct 2026
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text-overflow: the ellipsis does not shorten only the text
ellipsis indicates that it has cut content, but requires appropriate restriction and overflow.
Published22 Oct 2026
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text-transform changes the representation of letters
Captive display does not rewrite the value in the data.
Published22 Oct 2026
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text-underline-offset
The distance of the line is separate from the height of the text line.
Published22 Oct 2026