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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Save and Load PyTorch Model State Dict in Python

This code demonstrates how to save a PyTorch model's state dict to a file and load it back into a new model instance, verifying weights match.

pytorch state-dict model
Python
import torch
import torch.nn as nn

class SimpleNet(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.fc1 = nn.Linear(4, 8)
        self.fc2 = nn.Linear(8, 2)

    def forward(self, x):
        x = torch.relu(self.fc1(x))
        return self.fc2(x)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    model = Simp…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Save and Load a Mock Model with Pickle and joblib in Python

Serialize a custom machine learning model to a .joblib file with joblib.dump, reload it, and run a prediction with joblib.load.

joblib pickle model-serialization
Python
import joblib
from pathlib import Path

class MockModel:
    def __init__(self, weights):
        self.weights = weights

    def predict(self, features):
        return sum(w * f for w, f in zip(self.weights, features))


def save_model_pickle(model, filepath):
    with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
        joblib.dump(…
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ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Stage ML Model Workflows with Python Classes

Defines a Stage class to model ML pipeline stages with variants and mocks, printing grammar for Model, Staging, and Production stages.

ml-pipelines stages model-deployment
Python
class Stage:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.mocks = []
        self.variants = []

    def add_mock(self, mock_name):
        self.mocks.append(mock_name)

    def add_variant(self, variant_name, productions=()):
        self.variants.append((variant_name, list(productions)))

    …
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ML engineering pipelines medium

How to Train a Gradient Boosting Regressor in Python

Build and evaluate a scikit-learn GradientBoostingRegressor on a synthetic dataset, printing test MSE and feature importances.

sklearn gradient-boosting regression
Python
import numpy as np
from sklearn.ensemble import GradientBoostingRegressor
from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error

def train_gradient_boosting_mock():
    # Toy regression dataset
    np.random.seed(42)
    X = np.random.rand(100, 3) * 10
    y = 2 * X[:, 0] - 1.5 * X[:, 1] + 0.5 * X[:, 2] + np.random.normal(0,…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to Trigger Model Retraining on Drift in Python

Automatically detects accuracy drift in a mock ML model and triggers retraining when performance falls below a threshold.

ml drift-detection retraining
Python
import random
import time

class MockModel:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.accuracy = 0.85
        self.version = 1

    def train(self, data_size):
        # Simulate training time and accuracy improvement
        time.sleep(0.1)
        drift = random.uniform(-0.02, 0.02)
       …
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to do feature selection with VarianceThreshold in Python

This code demonstrates how to use scikit-learn's VarianceThreshold to remove low-variance features from a NumPy array, keeping only those that vary enough to be useful for modeling.

feature selection sklearn machine learning
Python
import numpy as np
from sklearn.feature_selection import VarianceThreshold

def main():
    # Mock dataset: 4 samples, 5 features
    X = np.array([
        [0.1, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5],
        [0.2, 0.2, 0.0, 1.0, 0.4],
        [0.1, 0.2, 1.0, 1.0, 0.6],
        [0.3, 0.2, 1.0, 0.0, 0.5]
    ])

    # Select features w…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

How to implement a canary traffic split in Python

Route incoming traffic between stable and canary model or service versions using a weight-based random split with deterministic testing.

canary traffic-split random
Python
import random


def canary_route(service_name: str, canary_weight: float = 0.2) -> str:
    """Route traffic between stable and canary versions based on weight."""
    rng = random.Random(42)  # deterministic for reproducible demo
    if rng.random() < canary_weight:
        return f"{service_name}-canary"
    return …
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ML engineering pipelines medium

K-Fold Cross Validation in Python: A Simple Implementation

Implements k-fold cross validation from scratch, splitting data into folds and computing MSE scores for a baseline mean-predictor model.

cross-validation ml model-evaluation
Python
import random
from statistics import mean


def cross_validation_scores(data, labels, k=5, seed=42):
    random.seed(seed)
    indices = list(range(len(data)))
    random.shuffle(indices)
    fold_size = len(indices) // k
    folds = []
    for i in range(k):
        if i == k - 1:
            folds.append(indices[i *…
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ML engineering pipelines easy

Model registry version mock in Python

A simple in-memory model registry that stores model versions with metadata and supports version listing and latest retrieval.

ml-engineering model-registry versioning
Python
class ModelRegistry:
    def __init__(self):
        self.models = {}

    def register(self, name, version, model_type, metrics=None):
        if name not in self.models:
            self.models[name] = []
        entry = {
            "version": version,
            "model_type": model_type,
            "metrics": m…
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ML engineering pipelines medium

Train Logistic Regression From Scratch in Python

Trains a binary logistic regression model using gradient descent on mock data, printing learned weights and probabilities.

logistic-regression machine-learning gradient-descent
Python
import numpy as np

# Mock data: 2 features, binary classification
X = np.array([[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 4], [4, 5], [5, 6]])
y = np.array([0, 0, 1, 1, 1])

# Add bias term (column of ones)
X_b = np.c_[np.ones((X.shape[0], 1)), X]

# Initialize parameters
theta = np.zeros(X_b.shape[1])

# Hyperparameters
learning_rate = 0…
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A/B testing & experimentation medium

How to Create an Interrupted Time Series Mock in Python

Generate simulated interrupted time series data with a pre/post-intervention trend, level shift, and noise to test segmented regression models.

interrupted-time-series simulation numpy
Python
import numpy as np

# Mock interrupted time series data
np.random.seed(42)
n_pre = 50
n_post = 50
time = np.arange(0, n_pre + n_post)

# Pre-intervention: linear trend + noise
pre_trend = 0.05 * time[:n_pre] + np.random.normal(0, 0.5, n_pre)

# Post-intervention: new slope + level shift + noise
post_trend = 0.05 * tim…
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Database scaling & optimization easy

How to Optimize SQLite Database Performance in Python

A Python helper that creates an index, enables WAL mode, and tunes synchronous settings to optimize SQLite database performance.

sqlite database optimization
Python
import sqlite3

DATABASE_PATH = "beginners.db"
UNOPTIMIZED_TABLE_SCHEMA = """
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    name TEXT NOT NULL,
    email TEXT NOT NULL
)
"""


def optimize_database(db_path: str = DATABASE_PATH) -> dict:
    with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as connection:
        curs…
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Database scaling & optimization medium

How to Simulate Distributed Transactions in Python with a Mock

Model distributed transaction behavior with a mock Transaction class that supports commit, rollback, and failure simulation.

transactions mock database
Python
class Transaction:
    def __init__(self, id):
        self.id = id
        self.operations = []
        self.committed = False

    def add_operation(self, op, data):
        self.operations.append((op, data))

    def commit(self):
        if not self.operations:
            raise ValueError("No operations to commit…
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Database scaling & optimization medium

Mock CQRS Read/Write Split in Python

Separate order mutations from queries using a read model and write model to mock CQRS-style separation of concerns.

cqrs read-write dataclass
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict


@dataclass
class Order:
    id: int
    amount: float
    status: str = "pending"


class OrderWriteModel:
    """Handles all mutations (writes) to orders."""

    def __init__(self):
        self._orders: Dict[int, Order] = {}
        self._next…
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Production deployment patterns medium

How to Mock Image Signing Cost in Python

Create a deterministic mock signing cost calculator that predicts resource usage for image signatures before real signing infrastructure is staged.

mock signing cost-model
Python
import math
import struct


def sign_image_cost(image_signature: bytes) -> int:
    """Deterministic mock signing cost based on image signature bytes."""
    if not image_signature:
        raise ValueError("Empty image signature")
    digest = 0
    for byte in image_signature:
        digest = (digest * 31 + byte) &…
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Production deployment patterns easy

How to Mock a GitHub Actions Workflow in Python

Build a dataclass-based model of a GitHub Actions workflow and simulate its execution to validate steps and outputs before deployment.

github-actions dataclasses mock
Python
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import List, Dict, Any


@dataclass
class Step:
    name: str
    run: str


@dataclass
class Job:
    name: str
    steps: List[Step]
    runs_on: str = "ubuntu-latest"


@dataclass
class Workflow:
    name: str
    jobs: List[Job]

    def to_github_a…
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Production deployment patterns easy

How to build a maintenance mode page in Python

Mock a service maintenance status page that computes remaining downtime and lists affected features from a simple class.

maintenance status datetime
Python
from datetime import datetime

class MaintenanceMode:
    """Mock a maintenance mode status page for a service."""
    
    def __init__(self, service_name: str, scheduled_end: str):
        self.service_name = service_name
        self.scheduled_end = datetime.fromisoformat(scheduled_end)
        self.affected_featur…
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