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Python code explainers

python
from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse

Redacting sensitive fields in FastAPI errors

validation error-handling security
Intermediate 7 steps
python
from datetime import timedelta
 
from flask import Blueprint, current_app, make_response, redirect, request, url_for
from itsdangerous import URLSafeTimedSerializer, BadSignature, SignatureExpired

How signed remember-me cookies work in Flask

authentication signed-cookies session-management
Intermediate 8 steps
python
import click
from flask.cli import AppGroup
 
from . import db

Custom user CLI commands in Flask

cli click command-group
Intermediate 7 steps
python
import heapq
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Iterator, NamedTuple

Merging sorted log files with heapq

generators heapq lazy-evaluation
Intermediate 6 steps
python
import datetime
from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 

Parsing fixed-width records in Python

parsing generators dataclasses
Intermediate 8 steps
python
from itertools import product
from dataclasses import dataclass
from decimal import Decimal
 

Generating product variants with itertools.product

cartesian-product dataclass decimal
Intermediate 7 steps
python
from typing import Callable, Dict, Type
 
 
class PluginRegistry:

A decorator-based plugin registry in Python

decorators registry pattern factory
Intermediate 9 steps
python
from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr
from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 

Building a signup endpoint in FastAPI

dependency-injection request-validation background-tasks
Intermediate 8 steps
python
from django import forms
from django.utils import timezone
 
from .models import Reservation

Multi-field validation in a Django ModelForm

form validation cross-field validation modelform
Intermediate 7 steps
python
from django import template
from django.urls import reverse, NoReverseMatch
from django.utils.html import format_html
 

Active nav-link template tags in Django

template tags url routing active state
Intermediate 7 steps
python
from functools import wraps
import asyncio
 
from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI, Request

Per-route request timeouts in FastAPI

decorators async timeouts
Intermediate 6 steps
python
import os
from pathlib import Path
 
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent

How a Django settings module is wired

configuration environment-variables middleware
Intermediate 8 steps
python
def is_valid_card_number(number: str) -> bool:
    digits = [int(c) for c in number if c.isdigit()]
 
    if len(digits) < 13 or len(digits) > 19:

Validating card numbers with the Luhn check

checksum validation luhn-algorithm
Intermediate 6 steps
python
from django.db.models import Q
 
from .models import Order
 

DISTINCT ON queries in Django

orm querysets postgresql
Intermediate 7 steps
python
import signal
import time
import logging
 

Graceful shutdown in a queue worker

signals graceful-shutdown message-queue
Intermediate 7 steps
python
from functools import lru_cache
 
 
class SpellingSuggester:

A spelling suggester with edit distance

edit-distance dynamic-programming memoization
Intermediate 9 steps
python
import asyncio
import json
 
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException

Streaming export progress with SSE in FastAPI

server-sent-events async-generators streaming
Advanced 8 steps
python
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP
 
from django.db import transaction
from django.db.models import F

Batch price updates safely in Django

decimal-precision batch-processing transactions
Advanced 8 steps