Python engineering environment

Tools I have found useful in the past when working on Python projects include:

• Package management:
  • hatch.
• Linting and testing virtual environment management:
  • tox.
• Requirements files generation and venv creation:
  • uv.
• Linting and formatting:
  • ruff.
• Type checking:
  • mypy.
  • pyright.
  • ty.
  • pyrefly.
• Testing:
  • pytest.
  • pytest-cov.
  • pytest-timeout.
• Docs generation:
  • mkdocs.
  • sphinx.
• Benchmarking:
  • pytest-benchmark.
• Profiling:
  • py-spy.
• IDEs and corresponding plugins:
  • PyCharm.
    • IdeaVim.
  • VSCode.
    • PyLance.
• Data validation:
  • pydantic.
• Data analysis:
  • polars.
• Data visualisation:
  • marimo.
  • plotly.
• CLI tools:
  • typer.
  • rich.

An example toy Python project that uses a subset of the tools listed above is: TODO.