
20 Underdog Python Built-in Libraries That Deserve Much More Attention
Last Updated on July 17, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Bex T.
Originally published on Towards AI.
Time to go out of the shadows — the built-in library
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Most people think Python’s mass dominance is due to its powerful packages like NumPy, Pandas, Sklearn, XGBoost, etc. These are third-party packages written by professional developers, often with the help of other faster programming languages like C, Java, or C++.
So, one of the feeble arguments haters might throw against Python is that it won’t be as popular once you strip away all the glory these third-party packages bring. I am here to say otherwise and show that standard Python is already powerful enough to give a serious run for any language’s money.
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