Monitor performance issues & errors in your code

30 amazing Python projects

Episode #181, published Fri, Oct 12, 2018, recorded Wed, Oct 3, 2018

Listeners often tell me one of the really valuable aspects of this podcast is the packages and libraries that they learn about and start using in their projects from guests and myself. On this episode, I've invited Brian Okken (my co-host over on Python Bytes) to take this to 11. We are going to cover the top 30 Python packages from the past year (metric to be determined later in the show).

Links from the show

Brian: @brianokken
PythonBytes Podcast: pythonbytes.fm
Brian's pytest Book: pragprog.com

The 30 packages
Original article: 30 amazing Python projects: medium.mybridge.co

#1: Home-assistant: home-assistant.io
-- Previously #122: Home Assistant: Pythonic Home Automation: https://talkpython.fm/122
#2: pytorch: pytorch.org
#3: grumpy: github.com/google/grumpy
-- Previously: #95: Grumpy: Running Python on Go: https://talkpython.fm/95
#4: sanic: sanicframework.org
#5: python-fire: github.com/google/python-fire
#6: spaCy: spacy.io
#7: pipenv: docs.pipenv.org
#8: MicroPython: micropython.org
#9: prophet: facebook.github.io/prophet
#10: SerpentAI: serpent.ai
-- Previously: Python Bytes #50: pythonbytes.fm/50
#11: dash: github.com/plotly/dash
#12: InstaPy: github.com/timgrossmann/InstaPy
-- Previously: #142: Automating the web with Selenium and InstaPy: https://talkpython.fm/142
#13: API Star: docs.apistar.com
#14: faiss: github.com/facebookresearch/faiss
#15: MechanicalSoup: mechanicalsoup.readthedocs.io
#16: better-exceptions: github.com/Qix-/better-exceptions
-- Previously: Python Bytes #19: https://pythonbytes.fm/19
#17: flashtext: github.com/vi3k6i5/flashtext
#18: maya: github.com/kennethreitz/maya
-- Previously: #115: Python for Humans projects: talkpython.fm/115
#19: mimesis: mimesis.rtfd.io
#20: open-paperless: openpaperless.com
#21: fsociety: github.com/Manisso/fsociety
-- Also, turns out: Python is a hit with hackers: zdnet.com
#22: livepython: github.com/agermanidis/livepython
#23: hatch: github.com/ofek/hatch
#24: tangent: github.com/google/tangent
#25: Clairvoyant: github.com/anfederico/Clairvoyant
#26: MonkeyType: github.com/Instagram/MonkeyType
#27: Eel: github.com/ChrisKnott/Eel
-- Shoutout to Python Electron: github.com/fyears/electron-python-example
#28: Surprise: surpriselib.com
#29: gain: github.com/gaojiuli/gain
-- Previously: Python Bytes #73: This podcast comes in any color you want, as long as it's black: pythonbytes.fm/73
#30: pdftabextract: github.com/WZBSocialScienceCenter/pdftabextract
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

--- Stay in touch with us ---
Subscribe to us on YouTube: youtube.com
Follow Talk Python on Mastodon: talkpython
Follow Michael on Mastodon: mkennedy

Want to go deeper? Check out our courses

Talk Python's Mastodon Michael Kennedy's Mastodon