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Big data & Spark medium

How to Implement row_number Window Function in Python

This code implements a SQL-style ROW_NUMBER() window function in pure Python, partitioning rows by a set of columns and ranking them within each partition by an ordered set of columns.

window-functions data-processing row-number
Python
from collections import defaultdict
import itertools


def row_number(rows, partition_by, order_by):
    partitions = defaultdict(list)
    for index, row in enumerate(rows):
        key = tuple(row[col] for col in partition_by)
        partitions[key].append((index, row))

    result = []
    for key in partitions:
 …
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Big data & Spark medium

How to Mock Spark Streaming Micro-Batches in Python

Simulate Spark's micro-batch streaming with a simple deque-based class that collects events over time and processes them in timed batches.

spark streaming micro-batch
Python
import time
from collections import deque
from datetime import datetime


class MicroBatchStream:
    def __init__(self, batch_interval_sec=2):
        self.batch_interval = batch_interval_sec
        self.source = deque()
        self.processed = []

    def add_events(self, events):
        self.source.extend(events…
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ML engineering pipelines medium

Bayesian Optimization in Python: A Simplified Mock Implementation

A toy Bayesian optimization loop with a Gaussian process prior, expected improvement acquisition, and noisy sampling to find a function's minimum.

bayesian-optimization gaussian-process hyperparameter-tuning
Python
import random
import math

class BayesianOptimizer:
    def __init__(self, noise=0.1):
        self.noise = noise
        self.observations = []
    
    def objective(self, x):
        return (math.sin(3*x) + 0.5*x) / (1 + x**2)
    
    def gaussian_process_prior(self, x1, x2, length_scale=0.5):
        return math.…
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ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Build a Mock ML Pipeline with Prefect in Python

Create a lightweight Prefect flow with mock preprocessing, training, and evaluation tasks to prototype an ML pipeline end-to-end.

prefect machine-learning pipeline
Python
from prefect import task, flow
from datetime import datetime


@task
def preprocess_data(raw_value: float) -> float:
    """Mock preprocessing: normalize the input value."""
    return raw_value / 100.0


@task
def train_model(features: float) -> dict:
    """Mock training: return a fake model artifact."""
    return …
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ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Build an sklearn Pipeline with ColumnTransformer in Python

A mock example showing how to chain preprocessing and a regression model into a single sklearn Pipeline, scaling numeric features and one-hot encoding categorical features with ColumnTransformer.

sklearn pipeline columntransformer
Python
import numpy as np
from sklearn.compose import ColumnTransformer
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler, OneHotEncoder
from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression

# Mock dataset
X = np.array([[1, 'red'], [2, 'blue'], [3, 'red'], [4, 'green'], [5, 'blue']], dtype=o…
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Database scaling & optimization medium

Build a Full Text Search Index in Python

Create a simple inverted index for full-text search with the standard library, supporting multi-word AND queries across documents.

search inverted-index text-processing
Python
import re
from collections import defaultdict


class SimpleTextIndex:
    def __init__(self):
        self.index = defaultdict(list)
        self.documents = {}

    def add_document(self, doc_id, text):
        self.documents[doc_id] = text
        words = set(re.findall(r'\w+', text.lower()))
        for word in wo…
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