Python

Our adopted & recommended Python libraries, snippets & tools.

Libraries

Title	Summary	Our Docs
black	Code formatter that enforces a consistent style	Setup, Tutorial
coverage	Tool for measuring code coverage of Python programs	Tutorial
docopt	Command-line interface description language and parser	Tutorial
faker	Library for generating fake data for testing	Tutorial
flake8	Tool for style guide enforcement and linting	Setup, Tutorial
furo	Clean customizable Sphinx documentation theme	Tutorial
geddit	UIS library for fetching data from URLs	Tutorial
isort	Library for sorting Python imports	Setup, Tutorial
jsonpath-ng	Library for extracting data using JSONPath expressions	Tutorial
mypy	Static type checker for Python	Setup, Tutorial
pre-commit	Framework for managing git pre-commit hooks	Setup, Tutorial
PyYAML	YAML parser and emitter for Python	Tutorial
pytest	Testing framework	Tutorial, Boilerplate
pytest-cov	Coverage plugin for pytest	Tutorial
pytest-mock	Thin-wrapper around mock package for pytest	Tutorial
python-social-auth	Authentication framework for Python web frameworks	SSO Guide
sphinx	Documentation generator	Tutorial
sphinx-autodoc-typehints	Type hints support for Sphinx	Tutorial
structlog	Structured logging for Python	Tutorial
tox	Test automation and virtual environment management tool	Tutorial

Snippets

Type	Snippet	Summary
decorator	decorators	neat multiple decorators in a single line
decorator	threadsafe	make a method or property thread-safe
datastruct	dotdict	dot-accessible dict
datastruct	threadsafedict	exemplifies how to use Generic typing

Tools

Title	Summary	Our Docs
copier	Tool for rendering project templates	Create, Update, Migrate
pip	Package installer for Python	System Setup
pipx	Tool to install and run Python applications in isolated environments	System Setup
poetry	Python dependency management and packaging tool	Tutorial, Boilerplate
poe	Task runner that works well with poetry	Tutorial, Boilerplate