Python Counter Comparison as Bag-type

On Python 2, the comparison falls back to the default sort order for dictionaries (Counter is a subclass of dict). Mappings (dictionaries) compare equal if and only if their sorted (key, value) lists compare equal. [5] Outcomes other than equality are resolved consistently, but are not otherwise defined. [6] On Python 3, the comparison raises … Read more

Simplest way to iterate through a Multiset in the order of element frequency?

I just added this feature to Guava, see here for the Javadoc. Edit: usage example of Multisets.copyHighestCountFirst() as per the original question: Multiset<DeviceType> histogram = getDeviceStats(); for (DeviceType type : Multisets.copyHighestCountFirst(histogram).elementSet()) { System.out.println(type + “: ” + histogram.count(type)); }

How to generate permutations or combinations of object in R?

A Walk Through a Slice of Combinatorics in R* Below, we examine packages equipped with the capabilities of generating combinations & permutations. If I have left out any package, please forgive me and please leave a comment or better yet, edit this post. Outline of analysis: Introduction Combinations Permutations Multisets Summary Memory Before we begin, … Read more