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Awesome Python

Awesome Python Applications

Data Science

1. pandas: data frame.

2. scipy: scientific computing.

3. numpy: multi-dimensional arrays, fundation of pandas and deep learning packages.

4. re: regular expression

File System

1. shutil: copy, move and remove files.

2. tempfile: create temporary files and directories.

3. pathlib

4. loguru: logging made (stupidly) easy for Python. It is a much better alternative than the built-in logging module.

Python Developing Tools

Visualization

Documentation & Reporting

1. sphinx

2. Pweave: R knitr equivalence in Python.

Database

Date/Time

Python Modules for Date and Time

High Performance Computing

Command-line Arguments Parsing

1. argparse: Parser for command-line options, arguments and sub-commands.

2. curses

Machine Learning

Please refer to Machine Learning Frameworks for more details.

GUI application

1. PyQt

2. PySide

Calling Shell

1. os.system

2. subprocess: subprocess management.

Encryption

1. gnupg

2. pycrypto

Unit Testing

1. pytest: the best unit testing framework for Python.

2. unittest: built-in unit testing framework.

Data Structure

1. python-sortedcontainers

Network/Graph

1. networkx/networkx

2. pydot/pydot

3. opusonesolutions/asciigraf

4. count0/graph-tool

5. pydot/pydot

Misc

1. inspect: check class, function definition and so on.

2. tqdm A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI

3. osquery-python

References

• https://wiki.python.org/moin/UsefulModules

• 20 Python libraries you can’t live without