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Database Helper in Python with SQLite Scaling Optimization

Build a beginner-friendly SQLite database helper class with WAL, indexed queries, and efficient batch inserts for scaling.

sqlite database scalability
Python
import sqlite3
from contextlib import contextmanager


class DatabaseHelper:
    """Beginner-friendly helper for SQLite database operations with scaling tips."""

    def __init__(self, db_path):
        self.db_path = db_path

    @contextmanager
    def connection(self):
        """Context manager for automatic comm…
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Offset vs Keyset Pagination in Python

Demonstrate offset-based pagination and keyset (cursor) pagination with a simple in-memory dataset, showing how each returns pages of records.

pagination keyset offset
Python
"""Demonstrate pagination using offset vs keyset (cursor) approach."""

ITEMS = [
    {"id": 1, "name": "Alice"},
    {"id": 2, "name": "Bob"},
    {"id": 3, "name": "Carol"},
    {"id": 4, "name": "David"},
    {"id": 5, "name": "Eve"},
]

def offset_paginate(items, page, page_size):
    """Return a page using offset…
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