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Concurrency & performance medium

How to Parse JSON Files in Parallel with Python ThreadPoolExecutor

Load and transform JSON records from multiple files concurrently using ThreadPoolExecutor for faster I/O-bound parsing.

threadpool json concurrency
Python
import time
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
import json

def load_json_file(path):
    with open(path, 'r') as f:
        return json.load(f)

def transform_record(record):
    record['full_name'] = f"{record.pop('first_name', '')} {record.pop('last_name', '')}".strip()
    record['score'] = int(reco…
16 0 Open
System design patterns medium

Singleton Config Loader in Python with Caution

Implements a singleton config loader in Python that reads JSON config files, but demonstrates the hidden gotcha of shared state across instances.

singleton config design-patterns
Python
import json
from pathlib import Path

class ConfigLoader:
    _instance = None

    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        if cls._instance is None:
            cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
        return cls._instance

    def __init__(self, config_file="config.json"):
        if not hasattr(self, "loaded…
12 0 Open
Big data & Spark medium

Delta Lake ACID Transaction Log Mock in Python

Simulates Delta Lake's transactional log with JSON files for atomic commits, versioned operations, and crash recovery

delta-lake transaction-log acid
Python
import json
import time
from pathlib import Path

class DeltaLog:
    def __init__(self, path):
        self.log_dir = Path(path)
        self.log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        self.version = 0

    def _write_txn(self, action, payload):
        txn = {
            "version": self.version,
           …
16 0 Open
Big data & Spark medium

How to Mock a Parquet partitionBy Sink in Python

Manually write a DataFrame to partitioned Parquet files, mimicking Spark's partitionBy sink behavior without Spark.

parquet pyarrow partition
Python
import pyarrow as pa
import pyarrow.parquet as pq
from pathlib import Path
import tempfile
import shutil


def mock_partition_by_sink(data, output_dir, partition_cols):
    table = pa.Table.from_pandas(data)
    schema = table.schema
    unique_combos = table.select(partition_cols).to_pylist()
    seen = set()
    for…
13 0 Open
ML engineering pipelines medium

How to mock an artifact store with local paths in Python for ML pipelines

Create a temporary local artifact store with dummy files and metadata to test ML pipeline code without real storage.

ml-pipelines mock tempfile
Python
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
import json


def create_artifact_store_mock(base_path: Path = None):
    """Create a local artifact store mock directory structure."""
    if base_path is None:
        base_path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())

    store_layout = {
        "artifacts": [
            {"name": "mode…
13 0 Open
Production deployment patterns medium

How to mock S3 remote backend for Terraform in Python

Simulate a Terraform S3 remote backend using moto to write and read state files, enabling local testing without real AWS.

boto3 moto terraform
Python
import boto3
from moto import mock_aws
import json
from pathlib import Path

@mock_aws
def demo_s3_remote_backend():
    s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
    bucket = "terraform-state-bucket"
    key = "env/prod/terraform.tfstate"
    
    s3.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
    
    # Simulate Terraform w…
14 0 Open

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