Add rate limiting code

implementations/python/rate_limiting/fixed_window_counter.py

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+import time
+
+class FixedWindowCounter:
+    def __init__(self, window_size, max_requests):
+        self.window_size = window_size  # Size of the window in seconds
+        self.max_requests = max_requests  # Maximum number of requests per window
+        self.current_window = time.time() // window_size
+        self.request_count = 0
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        current_time = time.time()
+        window = current_time // self.window_size
+
+        # If we've moved to a new window, reset the counter
+        if window != self.current_window:
+            self.current_window = window
+            self.request_count = 0
+
+        # Check if we're still within the limit for this window
+        if self.request_count < self.max_requests:
+            self.request_count += 1
+            return True
+        return False
+
+# Usage example
+limiter = FixedWindowCounter(window_size=60, max_requests=5)  # 5 requests per minute
+
+for _ in range(10):
+    print(limiter.allow_request())  # Will print True for the first 5 requests, then False
+    time.sleep(0.1)  # Wait a bit between requests
+
+time.sleep(60)  # Wait for the window to reset
+print(limiter.allow_request())  # True