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Filter List to Keep Only Whitelist Values in Python
Filter a list of values to keep only those present in a predefined whitelist set using a list comprehension.
def filter_whitelist(values, whitelist):
"""Return only values that are present in the whitelist set."""
return [value for value in values if value in whitelist]
if __name__ == "__main__":
raw_values = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "date", "apple", "elderberry"]
allowed = {"apple", "banana", "date"}
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How to Mock a CORS Allow Origin Whitelist in Python
A decorator-based mock of a CORS middleware that whitelists allowed origins and injects proper Access-Control-Allow-Origin headers while rejecting others.
from functools import wraps
class MockCORSConfig:
def __init__(self, allowed_origins):
self.allowed_origins = allowed_origins
def is_origin_allowed(self, origin):
return origin in self.allowed_origins
def cors_middleware(config):
def decorator(handler):
@wraps(handler)
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