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build a model

Model your data

Your web server needs to store a single copy of your data, which in this case is
Coach Kelly’s timing values (which start out in his text files).

When your webapp starts, the data in the text files needs to be converted
to AthleteList object instances, stored within a dictionary (indexed by
athlete name), and then saved as a pickle file. Let’s put this functionality in a
new function called put_to_store().

While your webapp runs, the data in the pickle needs to be available to your
webapp as a dictionary. Let’s put this functionality in another new function
called get_from_store().

When your webapp starts: While your webapp runs:

julie.txt The single pickle
james.txt with all of the

[‘Is this the right room
for an argument?’, “No
you haven’t!”, ‘When?’,
mikey.txt coach’s data “No you didn’t!”, “You
didn’t!”, ‘You did not!’,
stored in a
‘Ah! (taking out his wallet
and paying) Just the five
minutes.’, ‘You most
certainly did not!’, “Oh
no you didn’t!”, “Oh no
you didn’t!”, “Oh look,
dictionary “No it isn’t!”, “It’s
this isn’t an argument!”,
just contradiction!”,
‘It IS!’, ‘You just
contradicted me!’, ‘You
DID!’, ‘You did just
then!’, ‘(exasperated)
Oh, this is futile!!’,
‘Yes it is!’]
sarah.txt
The
get_from_store()
The function
put_to_store()
function
{'Sarah': AthleteList... ,
[‘Is this the right room
for an argument?’, “No
you haven’t!”, ‘When?’,
“No you didn’t!”, “You
didn’t!”, ‘You did not!’,
‘Ah! (taking out his wallet
and paying) Just the five 'James': AthleteList... ,
minutes.’, ‘You most
certainly did not!’, “Oh
no you didn’t!”, “Oh no
you didn’t!”, “Oh look,
this isn’t an argument!”,
“No it isn’t!”, “It’s
just contradiction!”,
‘It IS!’, ‘You just
contradicted me!’, ‘You 'Julie': AthleteList... ,
DID!’, ‘You did just
then!’, ‘(exasperated)
Oh, this is futile!!’,
‘Yes it is!’]
'Mikey': AthleteList... }
The single pickle with
all of the data stored A dictionary of AthleteLists returned
in a dictionary
from the “get_from_store()” function
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