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Comprehensions & generators medium

How to Build a Backpressure Generator Pause Producer Demo in Python

Demonstrates a producer–consumer pattern with a fixed-size buffer that pauses production when full, simulating backpressure.

backpressure producer-consumer deque
Python
import time
import collections

def producer(buffer, max_size, items):
    """Adds items to the buffer until full, then pauses."""
    for item in items:
        while len(buffer) >= max_size:
            print(f"Buffer full ({len(buffer)}/{max_size}) — producer paused")
            time.sleep(0.1)
        buffer.appe…
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Streaming & messaging medium

How to Build a Flow Control Credit Window in Python

A Python class that reserves, confirms, releases, and settles credit to limit message flow and prevent overload in streaming pipelines.

flow-control credit-window streaming
Python
class CreditWindow:
    def __init__(self, max_credit=1000):
        self.max_credit = max_credit
        self.used_credit = 0
        self.pending_credit = 0
    
    def try_reserve(self, amount):
        available = self.max_credit - self.used_credit - self.pending_credit
        if available >= amount:
           …
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Streaming & messaging medium

How to Implement Backpressure Pause Producer with a Bounded Queue in Python

Places a Producer thread that sends items into a bounded queue with backpressure: on Full, it pauses to let the consumer catch up.

queues backpressure threading
Python
import threading
import time
import queue
import random


class Producer:
    def __init__(self, q):
        self.q = q
        self.running = True

    def produce(self):
        while self.running:
            item = random.randint(1, 100)
            try:
                self.q.put(item, timeout=0.5)
              …
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Reliability & rate limiting easy

Rate Limiting with Queue Rejection in Python

Simulates a load shed pattern that rejects tasks when a queue fills up.

rate-limiting queue deque
Python
from collections import deque
import time


class RateLimiter:
    def __init__(self, max_queue_size=3):
        self.queue = deque()
        self.max_queue_size = max_queue_size
        self.rejected_count = 0

    def submit(self, task_name):
        if len(self.queue) >= self.max_queue_size:
            self.reject…
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