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How to route late-arriving data to a side output in Python

Separate late-arriving events from a streaming data batch into a dead-letter side output list using a timestamp threshold.

data pipelines streaming dead-letter
Python
from collections import defaultdict

def late_arriving_side_output(events, late_threshold_ts):
    """
    Mock a streaming pipeline that separates late-arriving data events
    into a side output list (e.g., for dead-letter analysis).

    events: list of (timestamp, data) tuples, timestamps as ints.
    late_thresho…
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Streaming & messaging medium

Mock Watermark Late Event Side Output in Python

Simulates watermarking in a streaming pipeline by classifying events as on-time or late using timestamps and delays.

watermark streaming side output
Python
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import List, Tuple


def watermark_mock(
    events: List[Tuple[datetime, str]], watermark_delay: timedelta, max_delay: timedelta
) -> Tuple[List[Tuple[datetime, str]], List[Tuple[datetime, str]]]:
    """Simulate watermarking: events arriving on time vs. late by ch…
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