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docstr-coverage With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released May 2024

Measures docstring coverage in Python source code by scanning for missing docstrings in functions, classes, methods, and modules, then reports statistics and identifies gaps.

However, maintenance is dormant (last release May 2024, no commits for 829 days), so verify compatibility with your Python version before relying on it for critical…

MITpure Pythondormant
190.7Kdownloads / mo
stopwatch.py With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Sep 2022

Provides a simple stopwatch timer that measures elapsed time using Python's high-resolution performance counter, with methods to start, stop, reset, and retrieve the duration.

However, note that maintenance is dormant—no updates since 2022-09-04—so expect no bug fixes or Python version support beyond what is already declared.

MITpure Python · 3.5+dormant
190.1Kdownloads / mo
pylspci With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Aug 2022

Parses the output of the lspci command to extract and structure PCI device information from the pciutils package.

GPL-3.0-onlypure Python · 3.5+abandoned
190.0Kdownloads / mo
pycowsay With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Oct 2023

Displays text in a formatted ASCII art cow speech bubble for terminal output.

permissive licensepure Python · 3.6+dormant
190.0Kdownloads / mo
ignore-python With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jul 2026

Provides fast recursive directory traversal with automatic filtering based on .gitignore, .ignore files, and glob patterns by binding to the Rust ignore crate.

license unclearcompiled wheel · 3.9+
189.6Kdownloads / mo
napari With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jul 2026

napari is an interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for Python that lets you browse, annotate, and analyze large n-dimensional images through a Qt-based GUI with GPU-accelerated rendering.

Not recommended if you need headless batch processing or have minimal GPU/display infrastructure.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.11+
189.5Kdownloads / mo
dissect.util With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Feb 2026

Provides utility functions and decompression algorithms (LZ4, LZO) for the Dissect forensic analysis framework, with optional native Rust implementations for performance.

Apache-2.0pure Python · 3.10.0+
188.4Kdownloads / mo
essentials With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Nov 2025

Essentials provides reusable core classes and utility functions for common Python application tasks, including exception handling, JSON encoding, path utilities, decorators for retries and logging, and caching.

However, the 264-day maintenance gap suggests it is in a stable-but-aging state—suitable for projects that need these utilities and can tolerate infrequent updates,…

MITpure Pythonaging
188.2Kdownloads / mo
epiweeks Worth it
PyPI · Utilities · released Jan 2026

Calculates epidemiological weeks using US CDC (MMWR) and ISO week numbering systems, with validated accuracy against CDC reference data.

MITpure Python · 3.10+
187.7Kdownloads / mo
pyjokes With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Aug 2024

Provides one-liner programmer jokes accessible via command line or Python API, supporting multiple languages and joke categories.

Install only if novelty or entertainment is the goal, not if you expect active development or content curation.

BSD-3-Clausepure Pythondormant
187.6Kdownloads / mo
standardjson Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released May 2014

Provides a JSON encoder that handles datetime, date, time, and Decimal objects in addition to standard JSON-serializable types, aiming for ECMA-262 and ECMA-404 specification compliance.

BSD-3-Clausepure Pythonabandoned
185.7Kdownloads / mo
nflx-genie-client With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Mar 2025

A Python client library for interacting with Netflix Genie, a distributed job execution service, providing resource models, API wrappers, and retry logic for submitting and managing jobs.

However, maintenance is aging (last release 528 days ago), so verify that it remains compatible with your Genie instance version and modern Python environments before…

Apache-2.0pure Pythonaging
185.6Kdownloads / mo
expiring-dict With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Feb 2025

ExpiringDict is a Python dictionary that automatically removes keys after a specified time-to-live (TTL) expires, supporting both class-level and per-key TTL configuration for building auto-expiring caches.

However, verify thread-safety and expiration semantics for your specific use case before relying on it in production.

MITpure Pythonaging
185.5Kdownloads / mo
pygments-styles With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Nov 2025

Provides a curated collection of Pygments syntax-highlighting color schemes based on VS Code themes for use in documentation and code display tools.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.9+
185.1Kdownloads / mo
win-precise-time With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Oct 2023

Provides high-resolution time measurement and sub-millisecond sleep on Windows by wrapping Windows API calls, replacing the ~15ms resolution of the builtin time.time().

However, expect no active maintenance or updates; dormant status means community support is limited.

permissive licensecompiled wheel · 3.7+dormant
184.6Kdownloads / mo
ops-scenario Worth it
PyPI · Utilities · released Jul 2026

ops-scenario is a state-transition testing framework for Ops charms that lets you write unit tests by arranging a Juju state, emulating an event, and asserting on the resulting state without needing a full Juju installation.

Install it if you are writing or maintaining Ops charms and want to test them without a full Juju setup.

Apache-2.0pure Python · 3.10+
184.6Kdownloads / mo
openshift-client With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Dec 2024

Provides a Python API for interacting with OpenShift clusters by wrapping the oc command-line tool, enabling programmatic resource selection, querying, and management without requiring direct REST API calls.

Apache-2.0pure Python · 3.0+dormant
184.1Kdownloads / mo
copier-template-extensions With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jul 2025

Extends Copier's Jinja2 templating with a loader that imports custom extensions from file paths relative to your template root, rather than requiring Python dotted module paths.

ISCpure Python · 3.9+aging
184.0Kdownloads / mo
base58check With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Apr 2018

Encodes and decodes byte arrays using the Base58Check scheme, a binary-to-text encoding used primarily for Bitcoin addresses and similar cryptographic identifiers.

However, note that no releases have been published since 2018, so verify that it meets your Python version requirements and handles edge cases your use case requires…

MITpure Python
183.0Kdownloads / mo
fawltydeps With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jun 2025

Fawltydeps identifies undeclared dependencies (imports without corresponding declarations) and unused dependencies (declared but never imported) in Python projects.

permissive licensepure Python · 3.9.2+aging
182.7Kdownloads / mo
mongo-query-match With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Feb 2025

Provides a MongoDB-like query language for filtering and matching Python dictionaries and collections, translating MongoDB query syntax into Python without requiring a database.

However, verify the license before use in proprietary contexts, and be aware that the package has not been updated in over a year—do not expect active bug fixes or…

license unclearpure Pythondormant
182.0Kdownloads / mo
tempenv With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Mar 2025

Temporarily override environment variables within a scoped context, automatically restoring the original state when the block exits.

Apache-2.0pure Python · 3.9+aging
181.9Kdownloads / mo
requires.io Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released Nov 2017

A command-line tool and Python API client for interacting with the Requires.io service to manage dependency tracking across repositories, branches, tags, and deployment sites.

license unclearpure Pythonabandoned
181.3Kdownloads / mo
napari-plugin-engine Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released Feb 2026

A plugin discovery and hook-calling system for napari, enabling applications to load and execute plugins registered via naming convention or entry points.

Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that cannot yet move to npe2.

MITpure Python · 3.6+abandoned
180.7Kdownloads / mo
pytest-grpc Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released May 2020

A pytest plugin that provides fixtures to write and run tests for gRPC services, supporting both real server and fake in-process testing modes.

MITpure Pythonabandoned
180.0Kdownloads / mo
pytest-runtime-xfail With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Oct 2025

A pytest plugin that provides a `runtime_xfail` fixture to mark tests as expected-to-fail based on runtime conditions, allowing both XFAIL and XPASS outcomes.

permissive licensepure Python · 3.8+aging
179.9Kdownloads / mo
mpxj With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Aug 2026

Reads and writes project management file formats (MPP, MPX, XML, and others) by wrapping the Java MPXJ library, enabling project data extraction, conversion, and schedule generation from Python.

copyleftpure Python · 3.6+
179.9Kdownloads / mo
fan-tools With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Oct 2024

A collection of internal testing utilities, async helpers, and operational tools including caching decorators, API URL builders, lazy-initialization metaclasses, Unix shell wrappers, JSON logging, metrics servers, and backup integrations.

MITpure Pythondormant
179.8Kdownloads / mo
django-netfields Worth it
PyPI · Utilities · released Mar 2026

Provides Django model fields for PostgreSQL network types (INET, CIDR, MACADDR, MACADDR8) with native IP and MAC address handling and advanced network-based ORM lookups.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.5+
179.6Kdownloads / mo
django-graphiql-debug-toolbar With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Aug 2021

Integrates Django Debug Toolbar into the GraphiQL IDE, providing performance profiling and debugging information directly within GraphQL query execution.

MITpure Pythondormant
177.4Kdownloads / mo
pytest-item-dict Worth it
PyPI · Utilities · released May 2026

A pytest plugin that builds hierarchical dictionaries mirroring the test collection tree, tracking test outcomes, durations, and aggregated counts across directory, module, class, and function levels.

Install it if you need hierarchical test result aggregation, JSON export of test structure, or programmatic access to test outcomes grouped by suite/module/class.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.11+
177.2Kdownloads / mo
ncompress With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jan 2024

Provides LZW compression and decompression functions that accept bytes or BytesIO objects and return compressed or decompressed data.

However, maintenance is dormant (last release 927 days ago), so consider whether you need active support or would prefer a more actively maintained compression…

Unlicensecompiled wheel · 3.8+dormant
177.2Kdownloads / mo
weblate-fonts With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jan 2026

Provides a curated collection of fonts packaged for use by Weblate and its localization workflows.

OFL-1.1pure Python · 3.11+
176.7Kdownloads / mo
pytest-xml Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released Nov 2024

A pytest plugin that generates XML output from test results for parsing and integration with external tools.

Install only if you specifically need XML output from pytest and are willing to explore or contribute to an early-stage, unmaintained project.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.11+dormant
176.6Kdownloads / mo
fspath Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released Jun 2023

Provides a more intuitive Python API for working with filesystem paths, wrapping os.path and zipfile operations with sensible defaults for common scripting tasks.

AGPL-3.0-or-laterpure Pythonabandoned
176.0Kdownloads / mo
pycaw With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Oct 2025

Pycaw provides programmatic control of Windows audio devices, sessions, and volume levels through Python bindings to the Windows Core Audio API.

license unclearpure Python
175.7Kdownloads / mo
dj-materialized-views Skip
PyPI · Utilities · released Nov 2022

Manages PostgreSQL materialized views through a Django admin interface, allowing creation, deletion, indexing, and scheduled refresh of materialized views.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python · 3.6+abandoned
174.1Kdownloads / mo
laboratory With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released May 2019

Laboratory lets you safely refactor critical code paths by running new and old implementations side-by-side in production, comparing their results, and collecting timing and error data without affecting the live control flow.

However, the aging maintenance status (last release 2019) means you should verify it works with your target Python version and be prepared to maintain a fork if needed.

MITpure Pythonaging
174.0Kdownloads / mo
jupyter-archive Worth it
PyPI · Utilities · released Jul 2026

A JupyterLab extension that adds archive creation, download, and extraction capabilities directly in the file browser, supporting zip, tar.gz, tar.bz2, and tar.xz formats.

Install it if you regularly need to move folders in and out of Jupyter.

BSD-3-Clausepure Python
172.9Kdownloads / mo
fastremap With conditions
PyPI · Utilities · released Jun 2026

Remap, renumber, and relabel NumPy arrays at C++ speed, plus perform in-place transposition and extract point clouds from labeled images.

The LGPL-3.0 copyleft license is permissive for open-source use but requires careful review in proprietary contexts.

copyleftcompiled wheel
172.9Kdownloads / mo