Reliability & rate limiting
Retries, exponential backoff, circuit breakers, token buckets, and idempotent handlers.
How to Build a Rate Limiter in Python
A beginner-friendly token bucket rate limiter with retry logic for handling API rate limits in Python.
import time
import random
class RateLimiter:
"""Simple token bucket rate limiter for beginners."""
def __init__(self, max_tokens=5, refill_rate=1.0):
self.max_tokens = max_tokens
self.tokens = max_tokens
self.refill_rate = refill_rate # tokens per second
self.last_refill …How to Mock Daily and Monthly Quota Counters in Python
Track daily and monthly API call usage with automatic resets, quota checks, and limits using a Python class.
import random
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
class QuotaCounter:
def __init__(self, daily_limit=1000, monthly_limit=20000):
self.daily_limit = daily_limit
self.monthly_limit = monthly_limit
self.daily_usage = 0
self.monthly_usage = 0
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