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Dictionaries & sets easy

How to Use a Frozenset as a Dict Key in Python

Demonstrates using an immutable frozenset as a hashable dictionary key, including equality and lookup with differently-ordered elements.

frozenset dictionary hashable
Python
frozen = frozenset({"a", "b", "c"})
mapping = {frozen: "set as hashable key"}
other_frozen = frozenset(["c", "b", "a"])
print(f"Are keys equal? {frozen == other_frozen}")
print(f"Lookup with different order: {mapping[other_frozen]}")
print(f"Hash matches: {hash(frozen) == hash(other_frozen)}")
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OOP & classes easy

How to Create Immutable Data Classes with frozen=True in Python

Create immutable data classes in Python using @dataclass(frozen=True) to prevent attribute modifications after instantiation.

dataclass frozen immutable
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass

@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Point:
    x: float
    y: float

    def distance_from_origin(self) -> float:
        return (self.x**2 + self.y**2) ** 0.5

if __name__ == "__main__":
    p = Point(3.0, 4.0)
    print(p)
    print(f"Distance from origin: {p.distance_from_origin():.2f}…
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OOP & classes easy

How to Create an Immutable Money Class in Python with dataclasses

Define a frozen dataclass Money that holds an amount and currency, enforces non-negative amounts, and supports safe addition across matching currencies.

dataclass immutable money
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass


@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Money:
    amount: float
    currency: str = "USD"

    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
        if self.amount < 0:
            raise ValueError("amount must be non-negative")

    def add(self, other: "Money") -> "Money":
        if self.currency != o…
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Production deployment patterns easy

How to Replace Fields in an Immutable Dataclass in Python

Create a new copy of a frozen dataclass with selected fields changed, leaving the original unchanged.

dataclasses immutable configuration
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, replace


@dataclass(frozen=True)
class ServerConfig:
    name: str
    cpu: int = 2
    ram: int = 4096
    tags: tuple = ()


original = ServerConfig("web-01", cpu=4, tags=("env:prod",))
updated = replace(original, ram=8192, tags=("env:prod", "region:us-east"))

print("Original:", …
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