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OOP & classes easy

How to Create a Data Helper Class in Python with OOP

A complete OOP example with User, Post, and Blog classes that manage data relationships and provide clear helper methods.

oop classes data-modeling
Python
class User:
    def __init__(self, name, email):
        self.name = name
        self.email = email
        self.posts = []

    def create_post(self, title, content):
        post = Post(title, content, self)
        self.posts.append(post)
        return post

    def get_post_count(self):
        return len(self.p…
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Automation & scripting easy

Automate Tweeting New Blog Posts in Python

A mock script that fetches new blog posts from a CMS and tweets them via a simulated Twitter API, outputting JSON results.

automation tweeting blog
Python
import json
import time
from datetime import datetime


def fetch_new_blog_posts():
    """Mock function to simulate fetching latest blog posts from a CMS."""
    return [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "title": "Getting Started with Python",
            "url": "https://blog.example.com/python-start",
    …
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Automation & scripting medium

Build an RSS feed from markdown blog posts in Python

Scans a folder of markdown files, extracts titles, dates, and excerpts, and generates a valid RSS 2.0 XML feed.

rss markdown xml
Python
import re
from pathlib import Path
from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement, tostring
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from xml.dom import minidom

def build_rss(blog_dir, site_url="https://example.com"):
    feed = Element("rss", version="2.0")
    channel = SubElement(feed, "channel")
    SubElem…
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