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How to Process Text Lines with Lists and Loops in Python
This code processes a list of text lines by stripping whitespace, converting to uppercase, and reporting character counts per line and totals.
def process_text(lines):
"""Convert a list of text lines to uppercase and report line statistics."""
processed = []
total_chars = 0
for index, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
cleaned = line.strip().upper()
processed.append(cleaned)
total_chars += len(cleaned)
pri…
Generate Timesheet Reports from Daily Logs in Python
Aggregate daily log entries by project and produce a formatted timesheet report using Python's standard library.
import json
from pathlib import Path
from collections import defaultdict
def generate_timesheet_report(daily_logs: list[dict]) -> str:
"""
Generate a timesheet report from daily log entries.
Args:
daily_logs: List of dicts with 'date', 'project', 'hours', 'task' keys
Returns:
…
How to Validate JSON Types per Key in Python
Load a JSON object and validate the type of each key against an expected schema, reporting missing or mismatched fields.
import json
from typing import Any, Dict, Type
def validate_json_types(data: Dict[str, Any], schema: Dict[str, Type]) -> Dict[str, str]:
"""Validate that each key in data matches the expected type in schema."""
errors = {}
for key, expected_type in schema.items():
if key not in data:
e…
How to check Python files for common coding mistakes
Walks a directory tree parsing each .py file with ast, reporting empty functions, bare try blocks, too many parameters, and empty classes.
import ast
import os
import sys
def check_file(filepath):
try:
with open(filepath) as f:
code = f.read()
tree = ast.parse(code, filename=filepath)
except SyntaxError as e:
print(f"{filepath}: SyntaxError: {e.msg}")
return
issues = []
for node in ast.wal…
How to Generate a Mock Rollbar Error Report in Python
Create a realistic fake Rollbar error report with random timestamps, levels, messages, and counts for testing and demos.
import json
import random
import time
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
def mock_rollbar_report(n_errors=5):
messages = [
"TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'",
"KeyError: 'user_id'",
"ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'abc'",
"At…
How to Run Test Coverage with pytest-cov in Python
Run pytest with coverage reporting using pytest-cov on a temporary project and see line-by-line coverage output.
import os
import subprocess
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
def sample_function(x: int) -> int:
"""A simple function to demonstrate coverage."""
if x > 0:
return x * 2
else:
return -x
def run_pytest_with_coverage() -> str:
"""Run pytest with coverage on a temp project and r…
Compare Model A vs Model B Metrics in Python
A script that simulates and compares metrics between two ML models, showing a formatted diff table for quick insight.
import random
def compare_a_b(samples=5):
"""Mock comparison of model A vs model B predictions."""
metrics = ["accuracy", "precision", "recall", "f1"]
print(f"{'Metric':<12}{'Model A':>10}{'Model B':>10}{'Diff':>10}")
print("-" * 42)
random.seed(42)
for metric in metrics:
a = round(r…
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