Boltons

Boltons is a set of pure-Python utilities in the same spirit as, and yet conspicuously missing from, the standard library. Due to the nature of utilities, application developers might want to consider other integration options. Boltons is tested against Python 2.6-2.7, 3.4-3.7, and PyPy. The majority of boltons strive to be “good enough” for a wide range of basic uses, leaving advanced use cases to Python’s myriad specialized 3rd-party libraries. In many cases the respective boltons module will describe 3rd-party alternatives worth investigating when use cases outgrow boltons. If you’ve found a natural “next-step” library worth mentioning, consider filing an issue! boltons has a minimalist architecture, remain as consistent, and self-contained as possible, with an eye toward maintaining its range of use cases and usage patterns as wide as possible. The boltons package depends on no packages, making it easy for inclusion into a project.