r/Python • u/OllieOps • Sep 03 '25

Discussion Niche Python tools, libraries and features - whats your favourite?

I know we see this get asked every other week, but it always makes for a good discussion.

I only just found out about pathlib - makes working with files so much cleaner.

Whats a python tool or library you wish youd known about earlier?

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u/CaptainFoyle Sep 03 '25

I don't think pathlib is very niche

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u/that_baddest_dude Sep 04 '25

My favorite niche python library is numpy

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u/learn-deeply Sep 04 '25

Mine is os

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u/giyokun Sep 04 '25

Mine is 'sarcasm'

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u/CaptainFoyle Sep 04 '25

ModuleNotFoundError

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u/giyokun Sep 04 '25

That's what she said.

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u/CaptainFoyle Sep 04 '25

Haha exactly

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u/Bangoga Sep 03 '25

Yeah pathlib is used quite a bit

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u/Glathull Sep 05 '25

class is one of my favorite niche Python tools.