Catalogue of useful python modules that run as script.
- Python 3
You have to type: python -m <name>.
You can access help for some modules through: python -m <name> --help or python -m <name> -h.
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| hello | Hello world! | python -m hello |
| ast | Parse abstract syntax tree for a Python module | python -m ast myfile.py |
| asyncio | Asyncio REPL | python -m asyncio |
| antigravity | Open browser with http://xkcd.com/353 | python -m antigravity |
| base64 | Encode and decode base64 | echo 'message' | python -m base64 -e |
| cProfile | Profiling your code | python -m cProfile module.py |
| calendar | Pretty print a calendar | python -m calendar |
| code | Closely emulate the interactive Python interpreter | python -m code |
| compileall | Compile Python source files in a directory tree | python -m compileall |
| dis | Print bytecode generated by a file | python -m dis some_module.py |
| doctest | Run doctests in a file | python -m doctest myfile.py |
| encodings.rot_13 | ROT-13 encoder/decoder | echo 'message' | python -m encodings.rot_13 |
| ensurepip | Bootstrap pip if it was skipped or uninstalled | python -m ensurepip |
| filecmp | Compare two directories content | python -m filecmp dir_a dir_b |
| ftplib | Simple ftp client | python -m ftplib [host] |
| gzip | Compress and decompress files | python -m gzip [file] |
| http.server | Simple HTTP Server | python -m http.server 5000 |
| idlelib | Launch IDLE prompt | python -m idlelib |
| imaplib | Like using curl to read email | python -m imaplib [imap4 host] |
| inspect | Inspect a object. | python -m inspect "collections:OrderedDict" |
| json.tool | Validate and pretty-print JSON | echo '{ 1.2:3.4}' | python -m json.tool |
| lib2to3 | Automated Python 2 to 3 code translation | python -m lib2to3 -w [python file] |
| locale | Show O.S Locale information | python -m locale |
| mimetypes | MIME type/extension database | python -m mimetypes -e application/json |
| pdb | Automatic post-mortem debugging | python -m pdb myscript.py |
| pickle | Display contents of the pickle files | python -m pickle [pickle files] |
| pickletools | Disassemble one or more pickle files | python -m pickletools [pickle file] |
| pip | Python package manager | python -m pip install requests |
| platform | Show current platform | python -m platform |
| poplib | List POP3 mailbox | python -m poplib [server] [username] [password] |
| profile | Profiling your code | python -m profile some_module.py |
| pstats | Print profiling statistics | python -m pstats [file generated by profile] |
| pyclbr | Extract classes and methods from a module | python -m pyclbr [module] |
| pydoc | Consult the documentation | python -m pydoc -b |
| quopri | Encode and decode MIME quoted-printable data | echo 'message' | python -m quopri |
| runpy | Run a Python module as a script | python -m runpy hello |
| site | List your current path | python -m site |
| sqlite3 | SQLite shell | python -m sqlite3 |
| smtplib | Send a mail message(to localhost) | python -m smtplib |
| sysconfig | Shows paths and Python internal variables | python -m sysconfig |
| tabnanny | Check file for mixed tabs & spaces | python -m tabnanny [python file] |
| tarfile | Read and write tar files | python -m tarfile -e myfile.tar |
| telnetlib | Telnet client | python -m telnetlib towel.blinkenlights.nl |
| this | Zen of python | python -m this |
| timeit | Measuring execution time of small code snippets | python -m timeit 'sorted(range(100))' |
| tokenize | Show how python tokenize a file | python -m tokenize some_module.py |
| turtledemo | Educational demos for turtle module | python -m turtledemo |
| unittest | Run tests using unittest | python -m unittest . |
| uu | Encode and decode uuencode files | echo 'message' | python -m uu |
| uuid | Generate a random UUID | python -m uuid |
| venv | Create a virtual enviroment | python -m venv myproject |
| webbrowser | Open a web browser | python -m webbrowser http://httpbin.org |
| zipapp | Create an executable ZIP file from Python code | python -m zipapp mydir -m "module:main" |
| zipfile | Zip operations like create, test or extract | python -m zipfile -e zipfile.zip target |
They can be installed through: python -m pip install [module name].
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| black | The uncompromising code formatter | python -m black . |
| flake8 | Tool For Style Guide Enforcement | python -m flake8 path/to/code/ |
| pytest | Run tests using pytest | python -m pytest -s path/to/tests/ |
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- Create your feature branch:
git checkout -b my-new-feature - Commit your changes:
git commit -am 'Add some feature' - Push to the branch:
git push origin my-new-feature - Submit a pull request :D