🚀 Built a Lightweight File-Based Database in Python Over the past few days, I worked on a project called mini-DB — a simple yet powerful key-value database built from scratch using Python. 🔹 What it does: Stores data in JSON files 📁 Supports basic operations: create, get, set, update Uses file-level locking to handle concurrent access 🔒 Provides a clean CLI interface using argparse ⚡ 🔹 Why I built this: I wanted to understand how databases actually work under the hood — especially concepts like: Data persistence Concurrency control Storage abstraction Instead of just using tools like Redis or MongoDB, I tried building a minimal version myself. 🔹 Key learnings: Designing layered architecture (Storage → Connector → Interface) Handling race conditions with file locks Building CLI tools that feel like real-world systems Example usage: python tool.py master set user Jashan python tool.py master get user python tool.py master update user Singh 🔗 GitHub: https://lnkd.in/gXduQnez This project may look simple, but it gave me a deeper appreciation of how real databases manage data safely and efficiently. 💡 Next step: applying these concepts to more complex systems and scaling ideas further. Would love feedback or suggestions! #Python #BackendDevelopment #SystemDesign #Databases #CLI #LearningByBuilding
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Ready to modernize your Python data stack for 2026? ⚡️ Small, focused tooling wins. Swap slow, monolithic workflows for a lean setup: uv for high-performance async servers, Ruff for instant linting and formatting, Typer for ergonomically built CLIs, and Polars for blazing-fast columnar data processing. The result is faster feedback loops, simpler developer experience, and production-ready performance without heavy overhead. Two practical takeaways: adopt Ruff to speed up local feedback and CI, and evaluate Polars when you need parallelism and memory efficiency over pandas. Pairing Typer with an async server like uvonic or uvloop keeps interfaces clean and deployable. If you are refreshing a project template this year, focus on developer productivity first and optimize bottlenecks next. What one change would you make to your Python stack to gain the most velocity? 🧰 hashtag#Python hashtag#Polars hashtag#DevTools hashtag#DataEngineering hashtag#MLOps
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The ArcGIS API for Python released version 2.4.3 on March 31, 2026. This version expands what you can automate across ArcGIS, with key upgrades for ArcGIS Dashboards, the addition of the arcgis .ai module, new capabilities for raster analytics, and additions to the mapping module. https://ow.ly/U0F050YH2xp
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The ArcGIS API for Python released version 2.4.3 on March 31, 2026. This version expands what you can automate across ArcGIS, with key upgrades for ArcGIS Dashboards, the addition of the arcgis .ai module, new capabilities for raster analytics, and additions to the mapping module. https://ow.ly/8tsV50YMGt0
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