B is for batteries included - Python A to Z

Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is to write a blog post every day of the month. Python is often described as having batteries included The Python source distribution has long maintained the philosophy of “batteries included” – having a rich and versatile standard library which is immediately available, without making the user download separate packages. This gives the Python language a head start in many projects. - from withdrawn PEP 206 I love Python’s batteries included philosophy and its standard library so much that I dedicated an entire Blaugust in 2024 writing about it: Parsing nginx server logs with regular expressions Reading and writing CSV with Python Improve your code with namedtuples Count ‘em help() me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope Improved print readability with…