# brennerm/PyTricks

Collection of less popular features and tricks for the Python programming language

Repository: https://github.com/brennerm/PyTricks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pytricks
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-25T10:51:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4186, "days_push": 1285, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3049, forks 489 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.569711+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated collection of lesser-known Python built-in features and idioms, each with example code and a one-line explanation. It serves as a knowledge base for writing shorter, more readable, or faster Python using only the standard library.

## Use cases
- learn obscure python standard library features
- find shorter ways to write common python code
- discover python idioms to improve readability
- look up python tricks to avoid boilerplate
- study python examples for performance improvements
- contribute python snippets to a shared knowledge base

## When to choose
- you want to learn lesser-known Python standard library features with runnable examples
- you are looking for idiomatic alternatives to verbose Python code
- you want a lightweight reference of Python tips rather than a full tutorial or book

## When to avoid
- you need a production library or tool to install and use in your project
- you need comprehensive, structured Python documentation or courses
- you need tricks involving third-party packages, since only the standard library is covered

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: tutorials, programming-languages, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: python-tricks, standard-library, code-snippets, tips-and-tricks, knowledge-base, python

## Member repositories
- brennerm/PyTricks (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.569711+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:28:55.314208+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brennerm/PyTricks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.569711+00:00, sha 974ed715a2f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.