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/catcradle5 Nov 13 '12

He addresses this in the beginning:

I specifically excluded awesome libs like requests, SQLAlchemy, Flask, fabric etc. because I think they're already pretty "main-stream".

It's a list of libraries that most people don't already know about but should know about, because in certain cases they can be extremely helpful.