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+Hello, this is my work on the backend and database problem.
+
+It was the first time I coded API related software and was struggling to find
+a way to test it while flask was running. I believe it is set up correctly,
+but I'm not familiar enough with flask to trigger the post or get commands
+
+Next I have a layout of relational model version of the NOSQL model. Again,
+not extremely familiar with databases so from looking at examples of relational database
+I think I understand the gist: grouping data based on its relation with each other.
+Apologies if I missed the mark on that. I did not have enough time to work on 
+the second half of the challenge.
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diff --git a/challenges/LukeGavelWork/restAPI.py b/challenges/LukeGavelWork/restAPI.py
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+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+
+restAPI = Flask(__name__)
+
+data_pool = [
+
+]
+
+
+@restAPI.post("/data")
+def sendData():
+	if type(request) != list:
+		return {"Error": "list of numbers not submitted"}, 415
+	elif len(request) != 500:
+		return {"Error": "incorrect number of data entries"}, 415
+	elif not(all(item.isdigit() for item in request)):
+		return {"Error": "list contains none numeric values"}, 415
+	elif not(request.is_json):
+		return {"Error": "Request must be JSON"} , 415
+	else:
+		data = request.get_json()
+		data["id"] = _find_next_id()
+		data_pool.append(data)
+		
+
+@restAPI.get("/data")
+def getData():
+	return jsonify(data_pool)
+
+#@restAPI.patch("/data")
+
+	
diff --git a/challenges/LukeGavelWork/restAPI_test.py b/challenges/LukeGavelWork/restAPI_test.py
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+from restAPI import restAPI
+from flask import json
+from random import randint
+
+def test_add():
+	d = []
+	for i in range(500):
+		d.append(i)
+		
+	
+	response = restAPI.test_client().post("/data", data = jsonify(d), content_type='application/json',)
+	
+	data = json.loads(response.get_data(as_test=True))
+	
+	assert response.status_code == 200
+	assert data['1'] == d
diff --git a/interviews/python/Solve.py b/interviews/python/Solve.py
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+#values added to dictionary recursively to save some time over iterative
+def encode(arr,dictionary,ind):
+	#if gone through whole array
+	if ind == len(arr):
+		return dictionary
+	#if the letter/number has been seen before and exists in dictionary, increase the value by 1
+	elif arr[ind] in dictionary:
+		dictionary[arr[ind]] = dictionary.get(arr[ind]) + 1
+		encode(arr,dictionary,ind+1)
+	#the value is not in the dictionary and therefore needs to be added
+	else:
+		dictionary[arr[ind]] = 1
+		encode(arr,dictionary,ind+1)
+
+#empty dictionary and data set
+dictionary = {}
+data = ['t','t','t','t','b','c','c','a','a','d','r','r','r','r','d','y','x','x','y','j','q','u','i']
+
+encode(data,dictionary,0)
+print(dictionary)