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AI & LLM integration patterns easy

How to Stream Tokens from a Mock LLM in Python

Simulate real-time LLM streaming by yielding tokens one at a time with a delay, making it easy to test streaming UIs.

generator llm streaming
Python
import time
from typing import Generator


def stream_tokens(text: str, delay: float = 0.05) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
    """Simulate an LLM streaming tokens word by word."""
    for word in text.split():
        yield word
        time.sleep(delay)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    sample = "Hello world! This is…
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Automation & scripting easy

Build a Live Countdown Timer for Events in Python

A Python script that displays a real-time countdown to a target date and time, updating every second in the console.

datetime countdown timers
Python
import datetime
import time

def countdown(event_name, target_datetime):
    """Displays a live countdown to a target datetime."""
    while True:
        now = datetime.datetime.now()
        remaining = target_datetime - now
        if remaining.total_seconds() <= 0:
            print(f"\n🚀 {event_name} is happening…
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Automation & scripting medium

Build a Terminal Dashboard That Displays Real-Time System Performance in Python

A Python script that reads Linux system files to display a real-time terminal dashboard with CPU usage, memory usage, and CPU temperature.

linux system-monitoring terminal
Python
import os, time, sys
from collections import deque

def get_cpu_temp():
    try:
        with open("/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp") as f:
            return round(int(f.read().strip()) / 1000, 1)
    except:
        return None

def get_mem_usage():
    with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
        lines = f.readli…
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Automation & scripting medium

How to Build a Cryptocurrency Price Tracker in Python

A continuous Python script that fetches real-time cryptocurrency prices from the CoinGecko API and displays them on a loop.

crypto api automation
Python
import requests
import time

def get_crypto_prices(coin_ids=["bitcoin", "ethereum", "solana"]):
    url = "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price"
    params = {
        "ids": ",".join(coin_ids),
        "vs_currencies": "usd"
    }
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=10)
     …
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Streaming & messaging medium

How to Track Session Windows with Gap Timeout in Python

A Python class that groups events into sessions, closing a session when the gap between events exceeds a timeout threshold.

session-window streaming timeout
Python
import time

class SessionWindow:
    """Track sessions with a gap timeout (mock)."""
    
    def __init__(self, timeout_seconds=5):
        self.timeout = timeout_seconds
        self.session_start = None
        self.last_event_time = None
        self.event_count = 0
        self.events = []
    
    def add_event…
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Observability & SRE medium

How to Track Cache Hit Ratio in Python

Simulate an LRU cache with hit/miss tracking and compute a real-time hit ratio from random access patterns.

cache lru hit-ratio
Python
import random
import time
from collections import OrderedDict

class LRUCache:
    def __init__(self, capacity: int):
        self.cache = OrderedDict()
        self.capacity = capacity
        self.hits = 0
        self.misses = 0

    def get(self, key):
        if key in self.cache:
            self.hits += 1
     …
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