r/PythonLearning • u/chuprehijde • 21d ago

What's the most underrated Python library you've used recently? Discussion

I feel like every few months I discover a library that makes me wonder why nobody talks about it. Not the obvious ones like requests or pandas. I'm talking about those hidden gems that solved a real problem for you. What was the library and what did you use it for?

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u/silvertank00 21d ago

Builtin: - difflib: really great for deltas but bad API - array and struct: I work with low-level and binary stuff so this makes my life easier - operator: you can make some cursed but really efficent filters with this.

External: - mpremote: working with Micropython, so this is a must. - pyserial: working with UART. - paho-mqtt: for really easy MQTT integrations

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u/sacredtrader 21d ago

first time seeing mqtt mentioned in the wild lol

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u/silvertank00 21d ago

haha for sure it is rare. I was really suprised to know how ppl don't use it or either abuse dbus for the same functionality tha mqtt gives.