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Generate a docker-compose.yml with mock services in Python

Build a docker-compose.yml string from a Python dict of service names and images, then write it to a file.

import yaml
from pathlib import Path

def generate_mock_compose(services: dict) -> str:
    compose = {
        "version": "3.9",
        "services": {}
    }
    
    for name, image in services.items():
        compose["services"][name] = {
            "image": image,
            "container_name": f"mock-{name}",
  …

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How to Drain a Connection Pool Before Exit in Python

Gracefully close all pooled sockets using a thread-safe ConnectionPool that drains connections before program exit.

connection-pool sockets threading

Python

import socket
import threading
import time
import random

class ConnectionPool:
    def __init__(self, size=5):
        self.pool = []
        self.lock = threading.Lock()
        self.closed = False
        for _ in range(size):
            self.pool.append(self.create_connection())
    
    def create_connection(sel…

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How to Mock Image Signing Cost in Python

Create a deterministic mock signing cost calculator that predicts resource usage for image signatures before real signing infrastructure is staged.

mock signing cost-model

Python

import math
import struct


def sign_image_cost(image_signature: bytes) -> int:
    """Deterministic mock signing cost based on image signature bytes."""
    if not image_signature:
        raise ValueError("Empty image signature")
    digest = 0
    for byte in image_signature:
        digest = (digest * 31 + byte) &…

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How to Smoke Test a Deployment in Python with unittest.mock

Run a post-deploy smoke test by mocking the deployment status check to verify your health-check logic returns PASS/FAIL.

deployment smoke-test unittest-mock

Python

import unittest
from unittest.mock import Mock, patch

class DeploymentService:
    def check_status(self):
        return "unknown"

def smoke_test_deploy():
    service = DeploymentService()
    with patch.object(service, "check_status", return_value="healthy") as mock_check:
        status = service.check_status()
…

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Mock Kubernetes HPA CPU Scaling in Python

Python function that simulates CPU utilization and calculates desired replicas using the Kubernetes HPA formula.

kubernetes hpa autoscaling

Python

import random
import time


def simulate_cpu_utilization(target_utilization=50, samples=10):
    """Simulate CPU utilization readings for HPA mock."""
    utilizations = []
    for _ in range(samples):
        # Simulate fluctuating CPU with random noise around target
        current = target_utilization + random.unif…

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