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How to Build a Chainable Filter Helper in Python
A beginner-friendly dataclass helper that chains filters, uniqueness, and slicing on any sequence, returning a plain list at the end.
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Callable, Iterator, Sequence, TypeVar
T = TypeVar("T")
@dataclass
class FilterAssistant:
"""Beginner-friendly helper to filter any collection."""
data: Sequence[T]
def where(self, predicate: Callable[[T], bool]) -> "FilterAssistant":
return …Mock pip-compile to Resolve Requirements in Python
A mock function that mimics pip-compile by converting a requirements.in file into pinned, locked package versions.
import subprocess
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
def compile_requirements_mock(requirements_in: str) -> str:
"""Mock pip-compile: resolve a simple requirements.in into a locked format."""
lines = [line.strip() for line in requirements_in.splitlines() if line.strip() and not line.startswith("#")]
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