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Database scaling & optimization

Indexing, connection pooling, read replicas, query tuning, and throughput-aware SQL.

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How to Implement Keyset Pagination in Python (Seek Method)

Implement keyset (seek) pagination in Python with a mock paginator that efficiently fetches pages based on the last row rather than OFFSET.

pagination keyset seek-method
Python
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import List, Optional


@dataclass
class Row:
    id: int
    name: str

    def __lt__(self, other: "Row") -> bool:
        return (self.id, self.name) < (other.id, other.name)


class MockKeysetPaginator:
    """Pagination using keyset (seek) method instead of OFFSET."""…
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Database scaling & optimization medium

Simulate a GIN Index for JSONB in Python

Build a mock Generalized Inverted Index (GIN) that flattens JSON documents into key-value tokens for fast lookup queries, mimicking PostgreSQL JSONB indexing.

jsonb gin-index inverted-index
Python
import json
import random
from collections import defaultdict

# Mock GIN (Generalized Inverted Index) for JSONB key-value pairs
class GINIndex:
    def __init__(self):
        self.posting_lists = defaultdict(list)  # token -> list of doc_ids
    
    def index(self, doc_id, json_obj):
        """Index a JSON documen…
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