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Functions & Closures medium

Memoize decorator

Implement a @memoize decorator that caches results of a function.

decorators closures caching
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+25 pts 20m
Advanced Python medium

Retry decorator

Implement @retry(times=3) that retries a function on exception.

decorators error-handling
+28 pts 25m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Memoize with TTL

Implement a decorator that caches function results for a limited time, returning cached values within the TTL and recomputing after expiry.

decorators memoization caching
+20 pts 20m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

LRU Memoize

Implement an LRU memoization decorator that caches results for a fixed number of arguments.

decorators caching lru
+30 pts 25m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Cached Property Manual

Implement a decorator that turns a method into a lazy cached attribute per instance.

decorator caching descriptor
+20 pts 25m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Rate Limit Decorator

Implement a decorator that enforces a maximum number of calls per second for any function.

decorator time rate-limiting
+20 pts 20m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Cache result decorator

Create a decorator that stores results of function calls keyed by positional arguments.

decorators memoization functools
+20 pts 20m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Profile time decorator

Create a decorator that tracks how many times a function is called and its cumulative execution time.

decorators timing profiling
+20 pts 20m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Benchmark decorator

Implement a benchmarking decorator that records call count and timing statistics per function.

decorators timing functools
+25 pts 25m

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