This project exists to show code snippets and examples for how to replace common 3rd-party packages with "pure" Python code using only the standard library. This in no way is meant to speak ill of any packages listed here - it is to provide learning and reference for common Python idioms.
This project is inspired by You might not need jQuery which I've found to be a great resource for re-learning JavaScript.
Contributions are welcome! This is intended to be a collaborative effort, and will hopefully become a rich resource of code snippets.
To contribute, create three files in the examples/
directory:
name.md
- where the first line of the file is the title. Provide a link to the packages on PyPI and reference info, links, instruction, etc. here. To maintain consistency, please follow the format used by other examples as so:Package Name ============ Level 2 heading --------------- [Link](http://example.com) List: * Bullet 1 * Bullet 2
name.before.py
- the "before" code using the 3rd-party package.name.after.py
- the "after" code using only built-in Python functionality.
As this is a reference site, please follow these coding guidelines to make the examples as digestible as possible:
- Include docstrings on each class and function.
- Use comments liberally to annotate even basic concepts.
- Keep line lengths around 40-60 characters so that both snippets easily fit side-by-side.
- Run your code through
flake8
orpylint
before committing to ensure it adheres to PEP-8 style and does not contain errors.
First create a virtual environment:
$ python -m venv ~/env/purepython
Activate the environment:
Mac/Linux
$ source ~/env/purepython/bin/activate
Windows (PowerShell)
PS> ~\env\purepython\Scripts\Activate.ps1
Install the requirements:
(purepython)$ pip install -r requirements.txt
To build the static index page:
(purepython)$ python render.py