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Functions & Closures medium

Memoize decorator

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

decorators closures caching

Functions & Closures easy

Bind First Argument

Implement bind_first_arg, a decorator that fixes the first argument of any function.

decorators closures functions

Data Structures & Algorithms hard

LRU cache decorator

Implement @lru_cache(maxsize=N) for unary functions using OrderedDict.

decorators caching OrderedDict

Advanced Python medium

Retry decorator

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

decorators error-handling

Decorators & Context Managers easy

Once Decorator: Run a Function Only Once

Implement a decorator that caches and returns the result of the first call for subsequent calls.

decorators closures caching

Decorators & Context Managers easy

Timing Decorator

Implement a decorator that prints the execution time of a function.

decorators time performance

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

Decorators & Context Managers medium

LRU Memoize

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

decorators caching lru

Decorators & Context Managers medium

Cached Property Manual

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

decorator caching descriptor

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

Decorators & Context Managers medium

Cache result decorator

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

decorators memoization functools

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

Decorators & Context Managers easy

Print Args Decorator

Write a decorator that prints function name and arguments, then returns the original result.

decorators functions wrappers

Decorators & Context Managers easy

Context Decorator Dual

Implement a timing decorator and a context manager that both record elapsed time in seconds.

decorator context-manager time

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