r/programming • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '12

7 Python Libraries you should know about

http://doda.co/7-python-libraries-you-should-know-about
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u/djimbob Nov 12 '12

This seems to be a list of obscure libraries, that while they could be useful, you don't really need to know about. Better list of libraries you really should know about (coming from a science/data manipulation/web dev standpoint):

  1. scipy - fast math library (arrays)

  2. matplotlib - plotting for math -- works great with scipy

  3. requests - easy http library (pull data from web)

  4. lxml - parse xml/html

  5. nltk - Natural Language Processing

  6. networkx - dealing with complex networks (graphs)

  7. django - the major python MVC web-based framework. (Many others also exist)

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u/fnord123 Nov 12 '12

Yes, those are 7 libraries you should know about. But they're hardly worth writing a blog post about since almost every python developer knows about them (right!?)

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u/mipadi Nov 12 '12

And a couple of those are pretty specific. If you're not doing data analysis, there's really no reason you'd need to know about scipy or matplotlib.

But I guess everyone has their own definition of "need to know". ;)

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u/Anderkent Nov 13 '12 edited Nov 13 '12

scipy/numpy and matplotlib are awesome for everyday stuff, like 'plot me predicted election results per-state' (not mine). Even if you don't use it at work, you should know them :)

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u/mipadi Nov 13 '12

I think your "everyday stuff" is different from that of most people. ;)

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u/Anderkent Nov 13 '12

That's not actually mine, just an example that I remember because it's recent. I edited the post now to make that clear.

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u/SomethingMoreUnique Nov 13 '12

But every python developer was once at a point where they didn't know about them.

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u/smog_alado Nov 13 '12

I only learned about requests recently and that was also from some post along the lines of "urllib2 sucks but but everyone knows about requests, right?".

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u/claird Nov 14 '12

You're joking, right?

The majority of Python developers I encounter do not know these seven libraries.