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Files & data medium

Create a Local File Versioning System Using Pure Python

Track file changes locally by copying versions with SHA-256 hashes and JSON metadata using only the Python standard library.

file-versioning files backup
Python
import os
import shutil
import hashlib
import json
import time
from pathlib import Path

class LocalFileVersioning:
    def __init__(self, target_dir="versioned_files", versions_dir="versions"):
        self.target_dir = Path(target_dir)
        self.versions_dir = Path(versions_dir)
        self.metadata_file = self.…
52 0 Open
Automation & scripting medium

Track File Changes with Version History in Python

A Python utility that monitors a file for changes, creating versioned backups with SHA-256 hashing to detect modifications and store a local JSON history.

file-monitoring versioning automation
Python
import hashlib, json, os, shutil, time
from pathlib import Path

class FileTracker:
    def __init__(self, history_file="file_history.json"):
        self.history_file = Path(history_file)
        self.history = self._load_history()

    def _load_history(self):
        if self.history_file.exists():
            retur…
36 0 Open
API design & gRPC medium

Version API by Accept Header with Vendor Media Types in Python

Build a mock HTTP server that routes to API versions by parsing vendor-specific Accept headers in Python.

api-versioning accept-header http-server
Python
from http.client import HTTPMessage
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer


class VendorVersionHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    def do_GET(self):
        accept = self.headers.get("Accept", "")
        version = "v1"
        if "application/vnd.myapi.v2+json" in accept:
            version = "…
13 0 Open
ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Mock MLflow Model Registration in Python

Build a lightweight in-memory mock of MLflow's MlflowClient to test model registration, versioning, and stage transitions without a tracking server.

mlflow mocking model-registry
Python
from mlflow.tracking import MlflowClient
from mlflow.entities import ModelVersion, Model


class MockMlflowClient:
    """Minimal mock of MlflowClient's model registration methods."""
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.registered_models = {}
        self.model_versions = {}
    
    def register_model(self, mod…
14 0 Open
Production deployment patterns medium

Automate Semantic Versioning with Conventional Commits in Python

Automatically bump a semantic version based on conventional commit messages (feat, fix, BREAKING CHANGE) and write the new version to a file.

semantic-versioning conventional-commits automation
Python
import re
from pathlib import Path


def get_next_version(current: str, commit_messages: list[str]) -> str:
    """Return the next semantic version based on conventional commit messages."""
    major, minor, patch = map(int, current.split("."))
    if any(msg.startswith("BREAKING CHANGE") for msg in commit_messages):
…
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