Ask HN: What are some of the most useful Python packages?

2 points by pseudonymousgun 5 years ago | 3 comments

Dear HN'ers,

I am a newbie to python, and i would like to know what are the most useful python packages which you find yourself relying on / using often and packages which are a delight that they exist.

I would also like to know the packages / methods which you use to profile your python programs / debug them.

Many thanks in advance for sharing your suggestions!

ACAVJW4H 5 years ago |

Pycharm has a profiler I used a couple of times. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/profiler.html#jump

pseudonymousgun 5 years ago | |

Just checked the profiler, it is a professional feature. 200 USD for a year. Not within my purchasing power as of now, but thanks for the suggestion :)

jamessb 5 years ago | | |

Note that the JetBrains "Individual Use" licenses are less than half the price of the "Organization Use" licenses: you're still allowed to use an individual license whilst working for a company, as long as you only use it yourself and pay for it yourself (without being reimbursed) [1].

An individual use license for PyCharm Professional is only $89 for the first year (then $71 for the second year, then $53/year thereafter).

[1]: https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207241075-What...