10 Useful Tools and Libraries for Python Developers

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video.
Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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  1. PyUIBuilder

    Python GUI builder. GUI builder for Tkinter, CustomTkinter, Kivy(upcoming) and PySide

    If you’re building desktop applications, PyUIBuilder is a lifesaver. Instead of writing tedious UI code by hand, PyUIBuilder gives you a drag-and-drop interface for designing GUI applications. It outputs clean python code so you can edit later on. Currently it supports tkinter and customtk

  2. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  3. Poetry

    Python packaging and dependency management made easy

    2. Poetry - Dependency Management

  4. fastapi

    FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production

    3. FastAPI - Web framework for building APIS

  5. Pytorch

    Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration

    4. PyTorch - A Deep Learning Powerhouse

  6. pytest

    The pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing

    5. Pytest - Simple Yet Powerful Testing

  7. SQLAlchemy

    The Database Toolkit for Python

    6. SQLAlchemy - Database Interaction using ORM

  8. scikit-learn

    scikit-learn: machine learning in Python

    7. Scikit-learn - Machine Learning

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  10. celery

    Distributed Task Queue (development branch)

    9. Celery - Handle and run background tasks

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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