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Python code explainers
python
from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware from starlette.requests import Request from starlette.responses import JSONResponse, Response from starlette.status import HTTP_413_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
Enforcing a max request body size in FastAPI
middleware
streaming
request-limits
Advanced
6 steps
python
import logging import uuid from contextvars import ContextVar
Request ID tracing in FastAPI middleware
middleware
context-variables
request-tracing
Intermediate
7 steps
python
import json import time import queue
Server-Sent Events streaming in Flask
server-sent-events
streaming
pub-sub
Advanced
9 steps
python
from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify from marshmallow import Schema, fields, validate, ValidationError, EXCLUDE from .models import db, User
How a Flask blueprint validates and creates users
validation
rest-api
schema
Intermediate
8 steps
python
import random import click from faker import Faker
Building a Flask seed command with Click
cli
database seeding
orm
Intermediate
7 steps
python
import smtplib from email.message import EmailMessage from threading import Thread
Sending welcome emails off the request thread in Flask
background-threads
app-context
email
Intermediate
8 steps
python
from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404 from django.views.generic import DetailView
Team membership access control in Django
access-control
mixins
class-based-views
Intermediate
7 steps
python
import uuid from pathlib import Path from fastapi import APIRouter, File, Form, HTTPException, UploadFile
Handling multipart file uploads in FastAPI
file-upload
validation
multipart-form
Intermediate
6 steps
python
from copy import deepcopy from typing import Any, Mapping
How a recursive deep merge works in Python
recursion
immutability
dictionaries
Intermediate
6 steps
python
from difflib import SequenceMatcher from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_right
Building a fuzzy autocomplete matcher
fuzzy-matching
binary-search
ranking
Intermediate
9 steps
python
import secrets from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone from fastapi import APIRouter, Cookie, Depends, HTTPException, Response, status
Cookie session auth in FastAPI
session-authentication
cookies
dependency-injection
Intermediate
8 steps
python
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer from jose import JWTError, jwt from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
Chaining auth dependencies in FastAPI
dependency-injection
jwt-authentication
authorization
Intermediate
8 steps
python
from flask import Blueprint, request, url_for, jsonify, abort from flask.views import MethodView from .models import Article, db
Building a paginated JSON API with Flask MethodView
rest-api
pagination
class-based-views
Intermediate
10 steps
python
import threading from functools import wraps
A thread-safe debounce decorator in Python
decorators
debounce
threading
Advanced
6 steps
python
from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs from dataclasses import dataclass, field ALLOWED_SCHEMES = {"http", "https"}
Validating URLs into a safe endpoint in Python
input validation
url parsing
dataclasses
Intermediate
7 steps
python
from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash from .models import User, db
A change-email route in Flask
blueprints
form-validation
password-hashing
Intermediate
8 steps
python
import pytest from fastapi.testclient import TestClient from sqlalchemy import create_engine from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
Testing FastAPI routes with dependency overrides
testing
fixtures
dependency-injection
Intermediate
7 steps
python
import hashlib import os from datetime import timedelta
Serving cacheable static assets in Flask
http-caching
etag
conditional-requests
Intermediate
8 steps