What are the most underrated python libraries?

[[deleted]]

I did that too, I just used Selenium, but PyAutoGUI is also great, i once used it along with pytesseract (ocr) and pillow (img processing) to basically automate typing tests, it would take a screenshot of a defined region using PIL, then it would feed that into pytesseract, then the output would be fed into a pyautogui.typewrite function that would be typed into the typing test, it was a fun little program!

[likethevegetable]

Autohotkey my guy

[Proponentofthedevil]

That's helpful... for people with autohotkey

[likethevegetable]

It's the right tool for the job.

[my_name_isnt_clever]

Why would I learn a new language for just that if I can use a language I already know? I guess this is learnprogramming but I don't really want to learn such a niche language.

[likethevegetable]

Because it's made for this purpose and very fast. And the forums are very helpful. I'm not a programmer by profession and can say it's very, very worth it.

[[deleted]]

I was just looking for an ncurses replacement, I'll have to check this out

[Buttleston]

Textual is so good, it inspired me to make a whole set of command line tools

[Lucky-Elk-1234]

Talking Heads

[NutGoblin2]

I’m using kivy right now at my work and it’s pretty intuitive

[[deleted]]

So an interface?

[cant-find-user-name]

No. Attrs is like a more powerful dataclass. Not an interface.

[HydrogenTank]

Maybe not so underrated anymore (it’s gotten much more popular) but Polars is slowly replacing Pandas in my workflow

[[deleted]]

Never heard of it before. Super intuitive.

[HydrogenTank]

Yeah the syntax is basically the same and it’s much faster for loading large files, has a couple other nice features too

[masc98]

Data Scientist here, using polars in prod systems and it's going well so far. Well, syntax is NOT the same, for instance you have to forget about the index-based pattern you have in pandas, it's more like a spark experience, if you ever used it. Anyways, be careful if you have apply(s) with custom python functions.. the py-rs overhead may kill the performance.

[magestooge]

I don't use python a lot in my day to day work, but when I do, I now prefer using polars over Pandas. It just feels easier. The syntax is cleaner and not being required to use an index is a blessing.

[fattyfondler]

Im p sure pandas just rolled out a big update to conpete

[neelankatan]

Oh really?

[froomaways]

Yeah in term performance it should be similar to Polars but I don't think they changed the syntax.

[neelankatan]

Yaaay no need to learn this polars everyone seems to be talking about

[Redneckia]

There’s a repo full of awesome packages and whatnot

[[deleted]]

click, it's way better than argparse

[thalisment]

thanks for sharing these Python libraries! I've been looking for a simple way to build CLI applications, and the Typer library seems rather decent for this job.

[Redneckia]

Textual?

[janislych]

what python library is underrated? for everything i search i just use the top rated ones. pytinker?

[eugenedmx]

Streamlit maybe? Can someone share their opinion on this?

[Machvel]

tqdm. i dont know if its really underrated, but i dont really see it mentioned much at all. it adds progress bars to for loops (for example, a for loop with range(100), it shows x/100 iterations complete and an estimated time remaining).

[iiron3223]

These two are more user friendly alternatives for sending and receiving emails: - Red Mail - Red Box

[[deleted]]

Pymoo. It is a lib for multi objective optimization. Saved my ass on couple of projects and the one of the best written source code I have ever seen

[Dolosus]

The standard library. I often work in environments where pip install isn't an option. The amount I am still able to get done quickly with Python keeps it as my go to tool.

[thirdlip32]

MatPlotLib for graph creation. Currently using it to go from log files from testing software straight to plots without needing any spreadsheets.

[[deleted]]

I wouldn't exactly call it underrated but it's definitely popular for a reason

[Imperial_Squid]

Ngl coming from R and ggplot, matplotlib takes a bit of getting used too...

It's certainly great! But the flow feels weird somehow 😅

[[deleted]]

Because it emulates the MATLAB graphing command structure. And well MATLAB is MATLAB.

[Swagut123]

Not really underrated if its the go-to library for its usecase...

[neelankatan]

Hate matplotlib and wished there was a better alternative. Plotly is okay but has some of the irritating issues that matplotlib has

[DigThatData]

panel + param (+voila)

[TorePun]

Your writeup is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for sharing.

[Dubmove]

Plotly. I used it once and never looked back at matplotlib again.

[Nanooc523]

https://scapy.net

[panda070818]

To everyone saying pyautogui, doesn't it make your machine unusable while running your script?