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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…
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ML engineering pipelines medium

Bayesian Optimization in Python: A Simplified Mock Implementation

A toy Bayesian optimization loop with a Gaussian process prior, expected improvement acquisition, and noisy sampling to find a function's minimum.

bayesian-optimization gaussian-process hyperparameter-tuning
Python
import random
import math

class BayesianOptimizer:
    def __init__(self, noise=0.1):
        self.noise = noise
        self.observations = []
    
    def objective(self, x):
        return (math.sin(3*x) + 0.5*x) / (1 + x**2)
    
    def gaussian_process_prior(self, x1, x2, length_scale=0.5):
        return math.…
13 0 Open
ML engineering pipelines medium

Mock a Flyte ML workflow in Python

Build a lightweight mock of a Flyte ML pipeline with dataclasses and a simple execution loop that passes outputs between tasks.

flyte ml-pipeline dataclass
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict, Optional
import time


@dataclass
class FlyteTask:
    name: str
    inputs: Dict = field(default_factory=dict)
    outputs: Dict = field(default_factory=dict)

    def run(self) -> Dict:
        time.sleep(0.1)  # simulate work
        return sel…
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Database scaling & optimization easy

How to Count Star vs Estimate Matches in Python

Count how many times 'star' and 'estimate' annotations match their actual labels in a list of mock comparison results.

counting dictionary matching
Python
def count_star_vs_estimate(mock_scores):
    """
    Count the number of times 'star' wins and 'estimate' wins
    from a list of mock comparison results.

    Args:
        mock_scores: list of tuples, each (annotation, actual)
                     where annotation is 'star' or 'estimate'

    Returns:
        dict w…
12 0 Open
Auth & security at scale medium

How to Tune scrypt Parameters in Python

Adjust scrypt work factor (N) to hit a target hashing time with a mock benchmark loop, then return tunable parameters and a derived key.

scrypt hashing password-security
Python
import hashlib

def tune_scrypt_params(target_time=0.1, base_n=2**14, base_r=8, base_p=1):
    """Mock tuning of scrypt params based on target time."""
    n, r, p = base_n, base_r, base_p
    iterations = 0
    
    for _ in range(5):  # simple mock adjustment loop
        iterations += 1
        mock_time = 0.05 + (…
14 0 Open
Production deployment patterns easy

How to Mock Docker Image Non-Root User in Python

This Python class simulates Docker image layers and inspects whether the final user is a non-root user, returning UID, GID, and security status.

docker security mock
Python
from pathlib import Path


class DockerImageMock:
    def __init__(self, name, tag):
        self.name = name
        self.tag = tag
        self.layers = []
        self.user = "root"

    def add_file(self, path, content):
        self.layers.append({"file": path, "content": content})

    def set_user(self, usernam…
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