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How to Parse an AWS API Gateway Proxy Event in Python
Extract and parse common fields from a mock API Gateway proxy event, turning the JSON body into a native Python dict.
import json
from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
def parse_proxy_event(event: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Extract and parse common fields from an API Gateway proxy event."""
body = event.get("body", "")
if isinstance(body, str):
body = json.loads(body) if body else {}
elif body is…Mock Lambda handler event context dict in Python
Simulates an AWS Lambda invocation by passing a mock event dict and context object to a handler, then prints the response.
import json
def lambda_handler(event, context):
"""
A mock AWS Lambda handler that processes an event dict and context object.
Demonstrates the typical Lambda function signature and basic event/context usage.
"""
print("Received event:", json.dumps(event, indent=2))
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