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Build a URL Shortener Client with Python
A Python class that shortens long URLs and resolves short codes using a REST API built with requests.
import json
import sys
import requests
class URLShortenerClient:
def __init__(self, base_url="http://tinyurl.com"):
self.base_url = base_url
def shorten_url(self, long_url):
payload = {"url": long_url}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(f"{…How to Implement Retry with Exponential Backoff for Cloud API 429 Errors in Python
Implement a retry-with-backoff loop in Python to handle 429 throttling errors from cloud APIs, using exponential delay between attempts.
import time
import random
import requests
def api_call(attempt):
"""Mock cloud API that returns 429 for the first two attempts."""
if attempt < 2:
return 429, "Too Many Requests"
return 200, {"data": "success"}
def retry_with_backoff(api_func, max_retries=3, base_delay=0.1):
for attempt in …Browse by section
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