Questions tagged [missing-features]

Missing features are those methods, functions, classes, etc. that are not present in some tool or API, but are nice to have. Use when looking for a workaround to a missing feature.

Missing features are those that are not present in some tool or API, but are nice to have. Use when looking for a workaround to a missing feature.

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Threading pool similar to the multiprocessing Pool?

Is there a Pool class for worker threads, similar to the multiprocessing module's Pool class? I like for example the easy way to parallelize a map function def long_running_func(p): c_func_no_gil(p) p = multiprocessing.Pool(4) xs =…
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Function overloading in Python: Missing

As function overloading says: Function overloading is absent in Python. As far as I feel this a big handicap since its also an object-oriented (OO) language. Initially I found that unable to differentiate between the argument types was difficult,…
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LogCat Missing from Android Studio 3.1.3

I recently installed Android Studio 3.1.3 on my laptop in order to start learning android/mobile development (I am still new to all of this). The LogCat option seems to be missing though (refer to images below) What I tried to do in order to fix…
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Important UI Features That Are Often Left Out

I really want to know if I'm missing anything obvious in the software I'm developing. What User Interface features that you consider important are often missing in most software?
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Specify different types of missing values (NAs)

I'm interested to specify types of missing values. I have data that have different types of missing and I am trying to code these values as missing in R, but I am looking for a solution were I can still distinguish between them. Say I have some data…
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Xcode 5 and localization of .xib files

I'm trying to localize a .xib file. The problem: After clicking the "Localize button" in the inspector, I end up with a list containing "English" and nothing else, well this is normal. But usually, as I can remember there is a "+" button which…
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How to handle a missing feature of SQLite : disable triggers?

How to handle a missing feature of SQLite: disable triggers? I don't have it stored the name of triggers for a specific table. For example how can I drop all triggers? What would you do?
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Resolving replication conflicts entirely within CouchDB

Is it possible to resolve conflicts caused by database replication entirely within CouchDB? I know it has its own internal algorithm for deciding which revision to use, but can an application register a custom javascript function to deal with…
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How to get Jenkin's Add Maven option under Configure System

I've got what seems like a very basic question. I'm following a tutorial. It says to install Maven via Manager Jenkins - Configure System - Add Maven. This works great on Windows. But on MAC Add Maven is missing. Even after I install a fresh copy…
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VSCode "Open Editors" panel not showing

I don't know what I have done but I cannot see the "Open Editors" panel in the Explorer view I note also that clicking on the three dots (Views and More Actions...) to the right of the word Explorer at the top of the explorer panel the word Folders…
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Where is "navigate to" in Visual Studio 2010 Express C#

Is "Navigate to" one of the "missing" features from Visual Studio Express 2010?
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EndpointHttpContextExtensions: HttpContext class extensions (GetEndpoint) not found in .net5

I have been trying to use the extension method GetEndpoint() as detailed here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.http.endpointhttpcontextextensions.getendpoint?view=aspnetcore-5.0 My project was initially targeting…
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Inline records in polymorphic variants?

The ocaml manual chapter 8 "language extensions" describes "inline records" (8.17): The arguments of sum-type constructors can now be defined using the same syntax as records. Mutable and polymorphic fields are allowed. GADT syntax is supported.…
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Rounding a math calculation up, without math.ceil()?

I'm working on a system which doesn't have the math module available. All "Math" functions installed (math.ceil(), math.round(), etc all produce errors). I have even tried using import math which yields: __import__ not…
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SQL Server 2012 - Analysis Services is not included on the "Feature Selection" screen of the installer

According to the information on this page I was going to add Analysis Services to our instance of SQL Server 2012 Express Advanced: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144275.aspx We ran the SQL Server installer and selected "Add features to…
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