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OOP & classes easy

How to Create a Data Helper Class in Python with OOP

A complete OOP example with User, Post, and Blog classes that manage data relationships and provide clear helper methods.

oop classes data-modeling
Python
class User:
    def __init__(self, name, email):
        self.name = name
        self.email = email
        self.posts = []

    def create_post(self, title, content):
        post = Post(title, content, self)
        self.posts.append(post)
        return post

    def get_post_count(self):
        return len(self.p…
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AI & LLM integration patterns easy

How to Build a System-User-Assistant Message List in Python

Use dataclasses to model a chat conversation and build the system/user/assistant message list expected by LLM APIs.

llm dataclass openai
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List


@dataclass
class Message:
    role: str
    content: str


@dataclass
class Conversation:
    messages: List[Message] = field(default_factory=list)

    def add_system(self, content: str) -> None:
        self.messages.append(Message(role="system", con…
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AI & LLM integration patterns easy

How to Parse Chat Completion JSON in Python

Parse a mock OpenAI chat completion JSON response into a clean dictionary with content, finish reason, and model.

json openai chat-completion
Python
import json

def parse_chat_response(raw: str) -> dict:
    data = json.loads(raw)
    choice = data["choices"][0]
    return {
        "content": choice["message"]["content"],
        "finish_reason": choice["finish_reason"],
        "model": data["model"],
    }

if __name__ == "__main__":
    mock_response = '''
  …
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AI & LLM integration patterns easy

How to Parse JSON from LLM Model Output Fence in Python

Extract and parse a JSON object from a language model's output that may be wrapped in triple-backtick fences with an optional language tag.

json llm parsing
Python
import json
import re

def parse_json_from_fence(text):
    """
    Extract JSON object from a model output that may be wrapped in
    triple-backtick fences with optional language tag.
    """
    # Match content inside
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Automation & scripting easy

How to Mock a Whisper API Transcription Stub in Python

Simulate an OpenAI Whisper-style transcription response with a dataclass request model and a mock function that returns structured audio transcription output.

mock whisper api-stub
Python
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Optional

@dataclass
class AudioRequest:
    file_path: str
    language: Optional[str] = None

    def to_api_payload(self) -> dict:
        return {"file": self.file_path, "language": self.language}

def mock_whisper_transcribe(payload: dict) -> dict:
…
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Automation & scripting easy

Resize Disk Partitions in Python (Mock Script)

A mock disk partition resize script that uses dataclasses to model partitions, validate new sizes, and output the updated layout as JSON.

disk partition dataclass
Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Mock script to demonstrate disk partition resize logic."""
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Dict


@dataclass
class Partition:
    name: str
    size_gb: int
    mount_point: str

    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, object]:
        return {
            "name": …
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System design patterns easy

How to Build an MVP Presenter View Mock in Python

A minimal MVP (Model-View-Presenter) mock showing a Presenter controlling a SlideDeck model with slide navigation and typed state via dataclasses.

dataclasses mvp design-patterns
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List


@dataclass
class SlideDeck:
    title: str
    slides: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
    current_index: int = 0

    def next_slide(self) -> str:
        if self.current_index < len(self.slides) - 1:
            self.current_index += 1
      …
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System design patterns easy

Python MVC Pattern Example (Model-View-Controller)

A minimal, runnable Model-View-Controller (MVC) example in pure Python that separates data, presentation, and logic.

mvc design-pattern architecture
Python
class Model:
    def __init__(self):
        self.data = {"title": "Initial Title", "content": "Initial Content"}

    def get_data(self):
        return self.data

    def update_data(self, title=None, content=None):
        if title:
            self.data["title"] = title
        if content:
            self.data["c…
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Observability & SRE easy

How to Model Span Events in Python

Define a Span class with timestamped milestone events and a completion marker to track operation lifecycle.

observability dataclasses tracing
Python
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
from typing import List


class SpanStatus(Enum):
    STARTED = "started"
    COMPLETED = "completed"


@dataclass
class SpanEvent:
    name: str
    timestamp: float = field(default_factory=time.time)
    attributes: dict = field(default_facto…
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Big data & Spark easy

Modeling a Hive Metastore Table Schema in Python

A dataclass that mimics a Hive metastore table schema—columns, partition keys, storage format, and location—with helper methods for description and mutation.

hive dataclass metastore
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Dict, List, Optional


@dataclass
class HiveTable:
    """Simple mock of a Hive metastore table schema."""
    name: str
    database: str = "default"
    columns: List[Dict[str, str]] = field(default_factory=list)
    partition_keys: List[Dict[str, str]] = f…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

Champion Challenger Deployment Mock in Python

Simulates an A/B champion-challenger ML deployment workflow — comparing two mock model accuracies and deciding which to promote to production.

ml deployment champion-challenger
Python
import random
import time

class ModelMocker:
    def __init__(self, name="Model", accuracy=0.85):
        self.name = name
        self.accuracy = accuracy

    def predict(self, data):
        """Simulate prediction with some randomness."""
        time.sleep(0.005)  # simulate compute time
        return 1 if rando…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

Compare Model A vs Model B Metrics in Python

A script that simulates and compares metrics between two ML models, showing a formatted diff table for quick insight.

model comparison mock metrics
Python
import random


def compare_a_b(samples=5):
    """Mock comparison of model A vs model B predictions."""
    metrics = ["accuracy", "precision", "recall", "f1"]
    print(f"{'Metric':<12}{'Model A':>10}{'Model B':>10}{'Diff':>10}")
    print("-" * 42)

    random.seed(42)
    for metric in metrics:
        a = round(r…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Evaluate Accuracy, Precision, and Recall in Python

Compute accuracy, precision, and recall for a binary classification model using scikit-learn's metrics functions.

metrics classification scikit-learn
Python
from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score, precision_score, recall_score

if __name__ == "__main__":
    y_true = [0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1]
    y_pred = [0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1]

    accuracy = accuracy_score(y_true, y_pred)
    precision = precision_score(y_true, y_pred)
    recall = recall_score(y_true, y_pred)

   …
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Mock Shadow Mode Inference in Python

Simulates running multiple candidate models in shadow mode by adding randomized delays and returning their outputs alongside a primary model's output.

ml-pipeline shadow-mode simulation
Python
import random
import time


def shadow_mode_inference(candidates, mock_delay=0.1):
    """
    Simulates running multiple candidate models in 'shadow mode'
    by adding tiny randomized delays and returning their outputs
    alongside the primary model's output.
    """
    primary_output = "primary: answer"
    shado…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Run Batch Predictions with a Mock Model in Python

Build a lightweight mock model class and run predictions across a batch of samples, returning results as a plain Python list.

numpy batch ml
Python
import numpy as np

class MockModel:
    def __init__(self, weights):
        self.weights = np.array(weights)

    def predict(self, X):
        return X @ self.weights

def predict_batch(model, batch):
    """Run predictions for a batch of samples and return results as a list."""
    return model.predict(np.array(ba…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Save and Load PyTorch Model State Dict in Python

This code demonstrates how to save a PyTorch model's state dict to a file and load it back into a new model instance, verifying weights match.

pytorch state-dict model
Python
import torch
import torch.nn as nn

class SimpleNet(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.fc1 = nn.Linear(4, 8)
        self.fc2 = nn.Linear(8, 2)

    def forward(self, x):
        x = torch.relu(self.fc1(x))
        return self.fc2(x)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    model = Simp…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Save and Load a Mock Model with Pickle and joblib in Python

Serialize a custom machine learning model to a .joblib file with joblib.dump, reload it, and run a prediction with joblib.load.

joblib pickle model-serialization
Python
import joblib
from pathlib import Path

class MockModel:
    def __init__(self, weights):
        self.weights = weights

    def predict(self, features):
        return sum(w * f for w, f in zip(self.weights, features))


def save_model_pickle(model, filepath):
    with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
        joblib.dump(…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Trigger Model Retraining on Drift in Python

Automatically detects accuracy drift in a mock ML model and triggers retraining when performance falls below a threshold.

ml drift-detection retraining
Python
import random
import time

class MockModel:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.accuracy = 0.85
        self.version = 1

    def train(self, data_size):
        # Simulate training time and accuracy improvement
        time.sleep(0.1)
        drift = random.uniform(-0.02, 0.02)
       …
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to do feature selection with VarianceThreshold in Python

This code demonstrates how to use scikit-learn's VarianceThreshold to remove low-variance features from a NumPy array, keeping only those that vary enough to be useful for modeling.

feature selection sklearn machine learning
Python
import numpy as np
from sklearn.feature_selection import VarianceThreshold

def main():
    # Mock dataset: 4 samples, 5 features
    X = np.array([
        [0.1, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5],
        [0.2, 0.2, 0.0, 1.0, 0.4],
        [0.1, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0, 0.6],
        [0.3, 0.2, 1.0, 0.0, 0.5]
    ])

    # Select features w…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to implement a canary traffic split in Python

Route incoming traffic between stable and canary model or service versions using a weight-based random split with deterministic testing.

canary traffic-split random
Python
import random


def canary_route(service_name: str, canary_weight: float = 0.2) -> str:
    """Route traffic between stable and canary versions based on weight."""
    rng = random.Random(42)  # deterministic for reproducible demo
    if rng.random() < canary_weight:
        return f"{service_name}-canary"
    return …
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ML engineering pipelines easy

Model registry version mock in Python

A simple in-memory model registry that stores model versions with metadata and supports version listing and latest retrieval.

ml-engineering model-registry versioning
Python
class ModelRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self.models = {}

    def register(self, name, version, model_type, metrics=None):
        if name not in self.models:
            self.models[name] = []
        entry = {
            "version": version,
            "model_type": model_type,
            "metrics": m…
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Production deployment patterns easy

How to Mock a GitHub Actions Workflow in Python

Build a dataclass-based model of a GitHub Actions workflow and simulate its execution to validate steps and outputs before deployment.

github-actions dataclasses mock
Python
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import List, Dict, Any


@dataclass
class Step:
    name: str
    run: str


@dataclass
class Job:
    name: str
    steps: List[Step]
    runs_on: str = "ubuntu-latest"


@dataclass
class Workflow:
    name: str
    jobs: List[Job]

    def to_github_a…
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