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Join two CSV files on shared key column in Python

Merge rows from two CSV files by a common key column, outputting combined records to a new file.

csv join dictreader
Python
import csv

def join_csv(file1, file2, key, output="joined.csv"):
    # Read first CSV into dict keyed by the join column
    with open(file1, newline="") as f1:
        reader1 = csv.DictReader(f1)
        data1 = {row[key]: row for row in reader1}

    # Read second CSV and merge matching rows
    with open(file2, n…
15 0 Open
OOP & classes medium

Composable Predicates with the &, |, ~ Operators in Python

Define a reusable Predicate class that combines boolean checks with & (AND), | (OR), and ~ (NOT) operators.

predicates operator-overloading oop
Python
class Predicate:
    def __init__(self, func, name=None):
        self.func = func
        self.name = name or getattr(func, "__name__", "predicate")

    def __call__(self, value):
        return self.func(value)

    def __and__(self, other):
        return Predicate(lambda v: self(v) and other(v), f"({self.name} AN…
14 0 Open
Big data & Spark medium

How to Simulate a MapReduce Mock with Combine Phase in Python

Simulates a MapReduce pipeline with a combiner that aggregates local counts per reducer to reduce network and compute overhead.

mapreduce combiner hadoop
Python
from collections import defaultdict

def map_phase(lines):
    intermediate = defaultdict(list)
    for line in lines:
        for word in line.strip().lower().split():
            intermediate[word].append(1)
    return dict(intermediate)

def combine_phase(intermediate, num_reducers=3):
    combined = defaultdict(li…
14 0 Open

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