Python

Projects I use a lot

• IPython
  • http://ipython.org
  • https://github.com/ipython/ipython
• dataset: databases for lazy people
  • https://github.com/pudo/dataset
  • https://dataset.readthedocs.io
• sh: Python process launching
  • https://github.com/amoffat/sh
• docopt
  • http://docopt.org
  • https://github.com/docopt/docopt
• tqdm: Super nice and easy progress bar
  • https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm
• sqlparse
  • https://sqlparse.readthedocs.org/
• pyyaml
  • https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml

(TODO: many more)

Projects to check out

• bitarray: efficient arrays of booleans for Python
  • https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray
• python-bloomfilter: Scalable Bloom Filter implemented in Python
  • https://github.com/jaybaird/python-bloomfilter
• argh: arg parsing that doesn't suck
  • https://github.com/neithere/argh/
  • http://argh.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
• zipline.utils
  • https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/tree/master/zipline/utils
  • https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/blob/master/zipline/utils/sentinel.py
• arrow: better dates and times
  • http://crsmithdev.com/arrow/
  • https://github.com/crsmithdev/arrow
• statsmodels: statistical modeling and econometrics in Python
  • http://www.statsmodels.org/stable/index.html
  • https://github.com/statsmodels/statsmodels/
• twine: interact with PyPI
  • https://github.com/pypa/twine
• https://github.com/pyca/pynacl
• dask: https://github.com/dask/dask
• ggplot: http://ggplot.yhathq.com
• urwid: terminal GUIs
  • tutorial: http://urwid.org/tutorial/index.html

Standard library modules to check out

• faulthandler: https://docs.python.org/dev/library/faulthandler.html
• persistent data
  • https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/shelve.html
  • https://code.activestate.com/recipes/576642/