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Tools for Python People

args kwargs
Function Arguments
bandit
Checks for Security
black
Format Your Code
chime
Sound Cues
comprehensions
Awesome One-Liners
cookiecutter
Automate Boilerplate
cool cli
Joy in the Terminal
datasette
Explore and Publish
decorators
Expressive Functions
entr
Repeat on Change
fastapi
Fast WebStuff
flake8
Check Your Style
gazpacho
Simple Scraping
gin
Configure Python
github actions
Running Tasks on GitHub
lambda
Expressive Functions
locust
Web Stress Tests
logging
Better Hindsight
makefiles
Not War
method chains
Functional Objects
mkdocs
Documentation Tool
ngrok
Quick Demo Tunnels
parse
Inverse of Format
pathlib
For Files And Folders
pre-commit
Prevent Bad Commits
pyinstrument
Measure Slow Code
pytest
Intro to Testing
pytest tricks
Utilities for Pytest
qr code
Image Links
readme files
Dearme, Readme
recursion
Rephrasing Complexity
rich
Great Terminal Output
ssh
Connect to Servers
streamlit
Interactive Demos
tqdm
Progress Bars
typer
Make Grand Cli's
virtualenv
Environments Matter
zsh
Oh my! Nice Shell!

Building a Python Package

setup
Project Start
test
Automated Checks
docs
For Happy Users

Python Data Tools

altair
Interactive Plots
annoy
Fast Array Retrieval
bad labels
And how to find them.
cvxpy one
Linear Programming
cvxpy two
Quadratic Portfolio
datasette
Explore and Publish
deon
Sensible Checklists
dirty cat
Categorical Data
hiplot
Parallel Coordinates
human learn
Rule Based Systems
ipywidgets
UI on Jupyter
jax
Autodiff
jupyter lab
Happy Notebooks
matplot gif
Quick Gifs
matplotlib
Quick Plots
memo
Collect Stats
model-mining
From Data to Model
neo4j
Great Graph Database
numba
Fast Numeric Code
pandas pipe
Clean Pandas Code
pandas datetime
Datetimes in Pandas
partial_fit
Batches of ML
patsy
Feature Selection
pigeon
Simple Labelling
polars
Faster DataFrames
ray
Parallel Execution
scikit dummy
Smart Benchmark
scikit learn
Overview Starts Here
scikit meta
Extra Model Behavior
scikit metrics
Measurement Matters
scikit prep
Preprocess Data
scikit save
Re-Use Models Safely
sympy
Math with Python

Elements of Production

vector
Routing Log Events

Lessons from Datasets

birthday problem
The *Real* One
diseases
Optimal Testing Strategy
sleep
Programmers Need It
smoking
Lie With Statistics
statistical disservice
Numbers that Worsen

Tools for the R Crowd

dplyr verbs
Simple Data Plier
ggplot
Awesome Plotting

Meta

content
Our Creation Process
mac apps
Small but Helpful
pomodoro
Time Management
remote
With No Office
websites
Online, Right There

Shorts

pint.py
Converting Units
workalendar.py
So many holidates.
grep
Terminal Regex
pur.py
Update your package versions
toposort.py
Sorting a Process
watch
Watch and Repeat
lunr.py
Python Mini Search Engine
pytesseract.py
Find Text in Images
interrogate.py
Check for Docstrings
webp
Lighter Images
retry.py
Run functions again.
tldraw.com
Draw Quick SVGs
watermark.py
Explain your Machine
safety.py
Check Vulnerable Packages
datefinder.py
So many date formats.
orjson.py
Serialize Dictionaries
typeguard.py
Check Types Early
jq
Json from the Terminal
webbrowser.py
Open with Python
yarl.py
Dealing with URLs
parallel
Many Processes
mvp.css
Start with Simple Style
ncdu
Explore Diskspace
htop
Compute Dashboard
sh.py
Shell from Python
nbqa
Code Quality in Notebooks