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OOP & classes easy

How to Convert Data Types in Python with a Helper Class

This code defines a beginner-friendly OOP helper class for common data conversions like string to list, list to dict, JSON string, and CSV row, with an advanced subclass for numeric casting.

oop classes data-conversion
Python
class DataConverter:
    """A beginner-friendly helper class for common data conversions."""
    
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
    
    def to_list(self):
        """Convert string data (comma-separated) to a list."""
        if isinstance(self.data, str):
            return [item.strip() for…
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Comprehensions & generators easy

Convert Data in Python with Comprehensions and Generators

Convert mixed data to integers, filter and transform numbers, and extract fields from dicts using list comprehensions and generator expressions.

comprehensions generators list-comprehension
Python
def convert_numbers(data):
    """Convert a list of mixed values into integers using a comprehension."""
    return [int(item) for item in data if item is not None]


def double_even_numbers(numbers):
    """Double only even numbers using a generator expression."""
    return (n * 2 for n in numbers if n % 2 == 0)


d…
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API design & gRPC easy

Convert Protobuf to JSON and Dict in Python

Provides static helper methods to convert between protobuf messages, JSON strings, and Python dictionaries using the google.protobuf library.

protobuf json grpc
Python
from google.protobuf.json_format import MessageToJson, Parse
import json


class DataConverter:
    """Helper class to convert between protobuf messages and common formats."""

    @staticmethod
    def to_json(message, indent=2):
        """Convert a protobuf message to JSON string."""
        return MessageToJson(me…
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