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+====== Serve Current Directory over HTTP ======
+The following command:
+<code python>
+python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8181
+</code>
+will serve the current directory where the command is executed by starting a HTTP server on port ''8181''.
+====== Reverse List ======
+The ''wasListReverse'' will reverse a list containing elements of any type.
+<code python>
+###########################################################################
+##  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2016 - License: GNU GPLv3      ##
+###########################################################################
+def wasListReverse (l):
+    if len(l) <= 1:
+        return l
+    return listReverse(l[1:]) + [ l[0] ]
+</code>
+Example call:
+<code python>
+i = ["sdf", 11, 22, 39]
+print listReverse(i)
+</code>
+Output:
+<code>
+[39, 22, 11, 'sdf']
+</code>
+===== Derivations =====
+Using the programming language's features, we can derive different forms of ''wasListReverse''.
+==== Using the Ternary Operator ====
+The ''listReverseTern'' function makes use of the ternary operator (introduced in Python 2.5) in order to get rid of the conditional in the ''wasListReverse'' function:
+<code python>
+###########################################################################
+##  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2016 - License: GNU GPLv3      ##
+###########################################################################
+def listReverseTern (l):
+    return l if len(l) <= 1 else listReverseTern(l[1:]) + [ l[0] ]
+</code>
+==== Using Lambda Expressions ====
+The ''listReverse'' lambda expression will leverage the ternary operator from the ''listReverseTern'' function and trim down the function to a single line:
+<code python>
+###########################################################################
+##  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2016 - License: GNU GPLv3      ##
+###########################################################################
+wasListReverseLambda = lambda x : x if len(x) <= 1 else wasListReverseLambda(x[1:]) + [ x[0] ]
+</code>
+Example call:
+<code python>
+wasListReverseLambda = lambda x : x if len(x) <= 1 else wasListReverseLambda(x[1:]) + [ x[0] ]
+print wasListReverseLambda(["sdf", 11, 22, 39])
+</code>
+Output:
+<code>
+[39, 22, 11, 'sdf']
+</code>
+====== Y-Combinator ======
+By expressing the $Y$ combinator using the $\omega$ combinator [[fuss/lambda_calculus#Implementing the Y-Combinator|as explained]], the $Y$ combinator can be implemented in Python.
+<code python>
+#!/usr/bin/python
+###########################################################################
+##  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2016 - License: GNU GPLv3      ##
+###########################################################################
+w = lambda x : x( x );
+Y = lambda y : w( lambda f : y( lambda x : w(f)(x) ) );
+</code>
+An example call, to calculate the factorial of $10$, would be:
+<code python>
+Factorial = Y( lambda f : lambda n : 1 if n <= 1 else n * f(n - 1) );
+print Factorial(10);
+</code>
+====== Only in (Monty) Python ======
+{{:knightwhatever.png}} TypeError: dump() takes at least 2 arguments (2 given)
+====== Memory Error When Installing Packages with Pip ======
+In case packages cannot be installed and a ''MemoryError'' exception is thrown, then most likely it is due to pip attempting to load packages in memory. To solve the issue, run pip with the additional ''--no-cache-dir'' parameter.