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Build a Case-Insensitive Dict with a Wrapper Class in Python

Create a custom dict subclass that treats keys as case-insensitive by normalizing them to lowercase, with a full set of common dict methods.

dictionary case-insensitive wrapper
Python
class CaseInsensitiveDict:
    def __init__(self, data=None):
        self._data = {}
        if data:
            self.update(data)

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        self._data[str(key).lower()] = value

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return self._data[str(key).lower()]

    def __delitem__(sel…
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Testing & modern typing medium

How to Test Properties with Random Inputs in Python

Write a simple property-based test in Python using random string generation to verify that string invariants like reverse-twice identity and uppercase idempotence always hold.

property-based-testing random testing
Python
import random
import string


def generate_random_string(length: int) -> str:
    """Generate a random alphanumeric string of given length."""
    chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
    return "".join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(length))


def reverse_twice_is_identity(s: str) -> bool:
    """Propert…
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System design patterns medium

How to Apply the Clean Architecture Dependency Rule in Python

Demonstrates the dependency rule with a Protocol repository, a use case, and a presenter wired together at a composition root.

clean-architecture dependency-inversion protocol
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import List, Protocol

class Repository(Protocol):
    def get_items(self) -> List[str]:
        ...

@dataclass
class InMemoryRepository:
    items: List[str]

    def get_items(self) -> List[str]:
        return self.items

class UseCase:
    """Application layer depends…
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System design patterns medium

How to Build a Pipe and Filter Text Processing Chain in Python

A functional pipe-and-filter chain that transforms text through uppercase, whitespace normalization, number removal, stopword filtering, and file export.

pipeline text-processing functional
Python
import re
import sys


def pipe_filter_chain(stream):
    def uppercase(text):
        return text.upper()

    def strip_whitespace(text):
        return " ".join(text.split())

    def remove_numbers(text):
        return re.sub(r"\d+", "", text)

    def remove_stopwords(text, stopwords={"the", "and", "of", "in"}):…
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Microservices patterns medium

How to Mock Service Call Timeouts in Python

Simulate service calls with configurable timeouts using Mock to patch sleep and randomness, covering success and timeout cases.

microservices testing timeout
Python
import time
from unittest.mock import Mock, patch

# Simulate a service call with configurable timeout
def call_service(service_name, timeout=5):
    """Mock a service call that may time out."""
    start = time.time()
    print(f"Calling {service_name}...")
    
    # Simulate service latency (randomized for realism)…
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