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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
+8 pts 10m
Decorators & Context Managers easy

Timing Decorator

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

decorators time performance
+10 pts 15m
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

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 easy

Print Args Decorator

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

decorators functions wrappers
+10 pts 10m
Decorators & Context Managers easy

Log Calls Decorator

Create a decorator that prints call details and returns the original result.

decorators logging function-wrappers
+10 pts 15m
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
Decorators & Context Managers easy

Class-based decorator with call validation

Build a class-based decorator that validates a single argument's type and logs successful invocation.

decorators class validation
+8 pts 15m

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Decorators & Context Managers — Python coding challenges

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