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Creation of abstract.py file

Abstract file is crucial to maintain consistant terms across multiple algorithms designed for a finding interesting patterns of a particular time. We now discuss the step-by-step approach to create the abstract.py file

Step 1: Import the abstract base class and other necessary libraries

from abc import ABC as _ABC, abstractmethod as _abstractmethod
import time as _time
import csv as _csv
import pandas as _pd
from collections import defaultdict as _defaultdict
from itertools import combinations as _c
import os as _os
import os.path as _ospath
import psutil as _psutil
import sys as _sys
import validators as _validators
from urllib.request import urlopen as _urlopen
import functools as _functools

#Import other libraries if necessary

Step 2: Define the class and provide the explanation of variables and methods used in this file

class _theoreticalNameOfThePatterns(_ABC):
    """
    Describe the purpose of this abstract file.
    
    Attributes:
    -----------
        attributeNate : type (str/int/boolean/double/float)
        Text explaining the purpose of the attribute
        
    Methods:
    --------
        methodName()
            purpose of the method.    
    """

Step 3: Define init method

    def __init__(self, inputVariables):
        """
            Describe the function with input parameters.
            
            :param inputVariables: Input file name or path of the input file
            :type inputVariables: str or DataFrame
        """

Step 4: Define @abstractethod function for each method

    @_abstractmethod
    def method(self):
        """Purpose of this method"""
        pass