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The Throttle Wall
A hard Python interview practice problem on DataDriven. Write and execute real python code with instant grading.
- Domain
- Python
- Difficulty
- hard
- Seniority
- mid, senior, staff
Problem
Our API gateway needs to throttle abusive clients without blocking legitimate traffic. Build a RateLimiter class that tracks requests per client and enforces a maximum number of allowed requests within a sliding time window. Denied requests should not count toward the limit.
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