37 Hidden Python Libraries That Are Absolute Gems

I reviewed 1,000+ Python libraries and discovered these hidden gems I never knew even existed.

Here are some of them that will make you fall in love with Python' and its versatility (even more).

1. Mito: Analyze data in Jupyter by simply editing a spreadsheet. Offers reproducibility by generating code.

   • Link: https://github.com/mito-ds/monorepo

2. Sourcery: Automated tool for code refactoring. Makes your code clearer, concise, and more Pythonic.

   • Link: https://docs.sourcery.ai/Welcome/

3. Bashplotlib: Draw plots in the terminal. Great tool if you only have shell access.

   • Link: https://pypi.org/project/bashplotlib/

4. Xonsh: Use IPython and a UNIX shell together without switching back and forth.

   • Link: https://pypi.org/project/xonsh/

5. Rebound: Fetch Stack Overflow results in case of errors during code runtime.

   • Link: https://github.com/shobrook/rebound

6. Livepython: Watch your Python code run like a movie. It highlights the line being executed.

   • Link: https://github.com/agermanidis/livepython

7. Reloading: Modify Python code during run-time.

   • Link: https://pypi.org/project/reloading/

8. PyQRCode: Convert any text/URL/Image to a QR code in two lines of code.

   • Link: https://pypi.org/project/PyQRCode/

9. PyWhatKit: Automate sending messages on WhatsApp.

   • Link: https://pypi.org/project/pywhatkit/

10. Pytube: Download YouTube videos in three lines of code.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/pytube/

11. SymPy: Perform symbolic computations in python to solve/print mathematical equations.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/sympy/

12. Rembg: Remove background from images.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/rembg/

13. Grip: Preview the README file locally as it would appear on GitHub. Prevents any errors in formatting.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/grip/

14. getpass: Hide passwords while typing them in Python scripts.

    • Link: https://docs.python.org/3/library/getpass.html

15. Git-story: Visualize the commit history of a Git repository with beautiful animations.

    • Link: https://github.com/buren/git-story

16. returns: Make your functions return something meaningful, typed, and safe!

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/returns/

17. faster-than-requests: Speed up the requests module in Python.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/faster-than-requests/

18. Icecream: Never use print() to debug again.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/icecream/

19. Colorama: Print colored text in Python or output colored text in the terminal.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/colorama/

20. Pyfiglet: Create ASCII art in the terminal.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/pyfiglet/

21. Camelot: Extract tables from PDFs. Especially useful for complex tables.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/camelot-py/

22. Ftfy: Get rid of junk characters and other common problems with Unicode.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/ftfy/

23. Black: Automated code formatting.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/black/

24. Numerizer: Convert natural language numbers into integers and floats.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/numerizer/

25. Humanize: Provides numerous humanization utilities like turning a number into words, etc.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/humanize/

26. textstat: Get statistics for your text data such as word count, reading time, etc.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/textstat/

27. CSV-kit: Explore, query and describe CSV files right from the terminal. No need to open Jupyter, use Pandas, etc.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/csvkit/

28. PySnooper: Profile your code for easier debugging. It tracks new variable and their updates.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/PySnooper/

29. isort: Automatically sort imports, and separate them into sections and by type for better readability.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/isort/

30. DotMap: Supercharge python dictionaries with dot notation.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/dotmap/

31. Panel: Create interactive data dashboards and applications.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/panel/

32. numexpr: Speedup NumPy expression up to 20x.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/numexpr/

33. more-itertools: Exteds the itertools module with more methods for operating on iterables.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/more-itertools/

34. prettytable: Print tables in an attractive ASCII table format.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/prettytable/

35. Pendulum: Ease date-time manipulations in Python. Highly intuitive to use.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/pendulum/

36. Styleformer: Convert text into different language styles like formal/casual, active/passive, etc.

    • Link: https://github.com/PrithivirajDamodaran/Styleformer

37. Manim: Create animated videos for explaining math concepts.

    • Link: https://pypi.org/project/manim/

That’s a wrap!!

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