Reference library

Data pipelines & processing

ETL-style flows, batch transforms, validation, and moving data between formats.

5 matches
Data pipelines & processing easy

Create Data Helper Functions in Python for Beginners

Build reusable Python helper functions to load, filter, sort, summarize, and save JSON data — a beginner-friendly starting point for small data pipelines.

json pipeline helpers
Python
import json
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict, List


def load_json_file(filepath: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Load JSON data from a file."""
    with Path(filepath).open("r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
        return json.load(file)


def filter_by_key(
    data: List[Dict[str, Any]], key: str,…
14 0 Open
Data pipelines & processing easy

Enrich Events with Geo IP Data in Python

Returns a copy of each event dictionary, enriched with a geo-location dict from a mock IP-to-geo lookup table, with a fallback for unknown IPs.

data-enrichment dictionaries pipelines
Python
import ipaddress


GEO_IP_DB = {
    "192.168.1.10": {"country": "US", "city": "New York", "lat": 40.7128, "lon": -74.0060},
    "10.0.0.5": {"country": "DE", "city": "Berlin", "lat": 52.5200, "lon": 13.4050},
    "172.16.0.8": {"country": "JP", "city": "Tokyo", "lat": 35.6762, "lon": 139.6503},
}

EVENTS = [
    {"id…
14 0 Open
Data pipelines & processing easy

How to Hash Email Addresses in a PII Masking Pipeline in Python

Replaces every email address in a text string with its SHA-256 hash to protect personally identifiable information (PII).

pii hashing sha256
Python
import hashlib
import re

def hash_email(email: str) -> str:
    """Mask an email address by hashing it with SHA-256."""
    normalized = email.strip().lower()
    return hashlib.sha256(normalized.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()

def mask_pii_emails(text: str) -> str:
    """Replace all email addresses in text with their…
14 0 Open
Data pipelines & processing easy

How to Safely Coerce Strings to Numbers in Python

A safe conversion function that turns strings into integers or floats, returning a fallback value when conversion fails.

type-conversion robust-parsing data-cleaning
Python
import math

def to_number(value, fallback=None):
    """Safely coerce a string to int or float, returning fallback on failure."""
    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
        return value
    try:
        # Try int first for clean whole numbers
        return int(value)
    except (ValueError, TypeError):
        …
12 0 Open
Data pipelines & processing easy

Parallel Extract Multiple Sources with Threads in Python

Extract data from multiple sources in parallel using ThreadPoolExecutor and verify results match sequential processing.

threads threadpoolexecutor concurrency
Python
import threading
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor

def extract_from_source(source):
    """Simulate extracting data from a source."""
    return f"Data from {source}"

def main():
    sources = ["source_a", "source_b", "source_c", "source_d"]
    
    # Sequential extraction for comparison
    sequent…
14 0 Open

Browse by section

Each section groups closely related Python snippets.

Data pipelines & processing — Python code examples

What you will find here

This page collects data pipelines & processing snippets — short, copy-ready Python you can paste into our free online IDE and run without installing anything. Each sample includes a plain-English explanation and the full source code.

Samples vs tutorials and challenges

Samples are quick reference — one concept per page. For step-by-step teaching, use our Python tutorials. To test yourself, try quizzes or coding challenges. Clean up style with the Python formatter.