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Files & data medium

Chunk Large File Upload Simulation by Blocks in Python

A Python script reads a large binary file in fixed-size chunks and simulates a block-by-block upload with per-chunk SHA256 hashing.

file i/o chunking hashing
Python
import os
import hashlib
from pathlib import Path


def read_file_in_chunks(file_path, chunk_size=8196):
    """Yield chunks of a file as bytes."""
    with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
        while chunk := f.read(chunk_size):
            yield chunk


def simulate_chunked_upload(file_path, chunk_size=8196):
    """S…
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Files & data easy

How to Convert Images Between Formats in Python

Use the Pillow library to open an image from one file format and save it to another, with error handling for missing files or conversion issues.

pillow image conversion file i/o
Python
from PIL import Image
import sys

def convert_image_format(input_path, output_path):
    try:
        img = Image.open(input_path)
        img.save(output_path)
        print(f"Converted {input_path} to {output_path}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Error: File {input_path} not found")
        sys.exit(…
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Testing & modern typing easy

How to Use the pytest tmp_path Fixture for Temporary Directories

Use pytest's built-in tmp_path fixture to create a unique temporary directory per test for clean file I/O testing.

pytest tmp_path fixtures
Python
import pytest


def test_write_and_read_file(tmp_path):
    # tmp_path is a pytest fixture that provides a temporary directory
    # unique to each test invocation
    data_file = tmp_path / "data.txt"
    data_file.write_text("hello world")
    assert data_file.read_text() == "hello world"


def test_multiple_tmp_pat…
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