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How to Implement Incremental Load with Watermark by updated_at in Python

Load only new or changed rows into SQLite by comparing an updated_at timestamp against a stored watermark, returning counts and the new watermark.

incremental-load watermark sqlite
Python
import sqlite3
from datetime import datetime, timedelta


def watermark_incremental_load(db_path, table_name, last_watermark, source_data):
    """Load only rows with updated_at greater than the last watermark."""
    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
    cursor = conn.cursor()

    # Create table if it doesn't exist
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Broadcast a Small Reference Table in Python

Simulates SQL-style broadcasting of a small lookup table against a larger fact table in memory for mockups or load tests.

broadcast mock-data data-engineering
Python
import random

def broadcast_mock(target, source, columns):
    result = {}
    for col in columns:
        if col in target and col in source:
            result[col] = target[col] + [source[col][i % len(source[col])] for i in range(len(target[col]))]
        elif col in target:
            result[col] = target[col]
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