For questions relating to the use of or naming of packages in Java, Scala, Python and other languages.
A package is a group of functionalities that can be included into a program. The package may contain functions, constants, classes, etc.
Questions tagged [packages]
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How do I remove packages installed with Python's easy_install?
Python's easy_install makes installing new packages extremely convenient. However, as far as I can tell, it doesn't implement the other common features of a dependency manager - listing and removing installed packages.
What is the best way of…
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Can I force pip to reinstall the current version?
I've come across situations where a current version of a package seems not to be working and requires reinstallation. But pip install -U won't touch a package that is already up-to-date. I see how to force a reinstallation by first uninstalling…
orome
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Can you find all classes in a package using reflection?
Is it possible to find all classes or interfaces in a given package? (Quickly looking at e.g. Package, it would seem like no.)
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Installing a local module using npm?
I have a downloaded module repo, I want to install it locally, not globally in another directory?
What is an easy way to do this?
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How to view hierarchical package structure in Eclipse package explorer
OK here's what I would like: in the Eclipse package explorer, I see the following: (dot represents a clickable arrow that I can use to expand the folder)
PROJECT
Source Folder
Package
Class…
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Elegant way to check for missing packages and install them?
I seem to be sharing a lot of code with coauthors these days. Many of them are novice/intermediate R users and don't realize that they have to install packages they don't already have.
Is there an elegant way to call installed.packages(), compare…
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Sibling package imports
I've tried reading through questions about sibling imports and even the
package documentation, but I've yet to find an answer.
With the following structure:
├── LICENSE.md
├── README.md
├── api
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── api.py
│ └──…
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How do I find a list of Homebrew's installable packages?
Recently I installed Brew. How can I retrieve a list of available brew packages to install?
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Where does R store packages?
The install.packages() function in R is the automatic unzipping utility that gets and install packages in R.
How do I find out what directory R has chosen to store packages?
How can I change the directory in which R stores and accesses packages?
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How do I write good/correct package __init__.py files
My package has the following structure:
mobilescouter/
__init__.py #1
mapper/
__init__.py #2
lxml/
__init__.py #3
vehiclemapper.py
vehiclefeaturemapper.py
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Marten Bauer
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Load multiple packages at once
How can I load a bunch of packages at once with out retyping the require command over and over? I've tried three approaches all of which crash and burn.
Basically, I want to supply a vector of package names to a function that will load…
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Does Android keep the .apk files? if so where?
After android installs an application from the Marketplace, does it keep the .apk file?
Is there a standard location where Android would keep such files?
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How Do I Document Packages in Java?
In the Java APIs I can see Javadoc comments for packages.
How/where do I place Javadoc comments to document a package?
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Does uninstalling a package with "pip" also remove the dependent packages?
When you use pip to install a package, all the required packages will also be installed with it (dependencies). Does uninstalling that package also remove the dependent packages?
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Painless way to install a new version of R?
Andrew Gelman recently lamented the lack of an easy upgrade process for R (probably more relevant on Windows than Linux). Does anyone have a good trick for doing the upgrade, from installing the software to copying all the settings/packages…
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