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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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Git + Python easy

Create a Mock GitHub Release API in Python for Testing gh CLI

Build an in-memory GitHub Releases API mock that mimics create_release and list_releases for unit testing gh CLI stubs without network calls.

mock-api github testing
Python
import json
from unittest.mock import patch, Mock

class GitHubReleaseAPI:
    """Mock GitHub Releases API for testing gh CLI stub behavior."""
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.releases = {}
        self.counter = 1
    
    def create_release(self, repo, tag, name=None, notes=None):
        release_id = self…
16 0 Open
API design & gRPC medium

Build a Bulk Array POST Mock Server in Python

Creates an HTTP mock server that accepts POST requests with a JSON array and returns incremental IDs for each item.

http-server mock-api rest
Python
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
from urllib.parse import urlparse

class MockHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    def do_POST(self):
        if urlparse(self.path).path != "/bulk":
            self.send_response(404)
            self.end_headers()
            return

        cont…
15 0 Open
API design & gRPC easy

Serve Swagger UI with Python's built-in HTTP server

Hosts a self-contained Swagger UI with a mock OpenAPI spec using only Python's standard library HTTP server.

swagger openapi http-server
Python
from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
import os
import tempfile

SWAGGER_HTML = """<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Mock Swagger UI</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/swagger-ui-dist@4/swagger-ui.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div id="swagger-ui"></div>
    <script src…
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