Awesome Python modules as script

Catalog of functional Python modules that run as a script.

Requirements:

• Python 3.13+

How to use?

You have to type: python -m <name>.

You can access help for some modules through: python -m <name> --help or python -m <name> -h.

Standard Library

Name	Description	Example
__hello__	Hello world!	python -m __hello__
antigravity	Open browser with http://xkcd.com/353	python -m antigravity
ast	Parse abstract syntax tree for a Python module	python -m ast myfile.py
asyncio	Asyncio REPL	python -m asyncio
base64	Encode and decode base64	echo 'message' | python -m base64 -e
cProfile	Profiling your code	python -m cProfile module.py
calendar	Pretty print a calendar	python -m calendar
code	Closely emulate the interactive Python interpreter	python -m code
compileall	Compile Python source files in a directory tree	python -m compileall
dis	Print bytecode generated by a file	python -m dis some_module.py
doctest	Run doctests in a file	python -m doctest myfile.py
encodings.rot_13	ROT-13 encoder/decoder	echo 'message' | python -m encodings.rot_13
ensurepip	Bootstrap pip if it was skipped or uninstalled	python -m ensurepip
filecmp	Compare two directories content	python -m filecmp dir_a dir_b
ftplib	Simple ftp client	python -m ftplib [host]
gzip	Compress and decompress files	python -m gzip [file]
http.server	Simple HTTP Server	python -m http.server 5000
idlelib	Launch IDLE prompt	python -m idlelib
imaplib	Like using curl to read email	python -m imaplib [imap4 host]
inspect	Inspect a object.	python -m inspect "collections:OrderedDict"
json.tool	Validate and pretty-print JSON	echo '{ "key": 3.4}' | python -m json.tool
locale	Show O.S Locale information	python -m locale
mimetypes	MIME type/extension database	python -m mimetypes -e application/json
pdb	Automatic post-mortem debugging	python -m pdb myscript.py
pickle	Display contents of the pickle files	python -m pickle [pickle files]
pickletools	Disassemble one or more pickle files	python -m pickletools [pickle file]
pip	Python package manager	python -m pip install requests
platform	Show current platform	python -m platform
poplib	List POP3 mailbox	python -m poplib [server] [username] [password]
profile	Profiling your code	python -m profile some_module.py
pstats	Print profiling statistics	python -m pstats [file generated by profile]
py_compile	CLI to "compile" a .py file to a .pyc	python -m py_compile [filenames]
pyclbr	Extract classes and methods from a module	python -m pyclbr [module]
pydoc	Consult the documentation	python -m pydoc -b
quopri	Encode and decode MIME quoted-printable data	echo 'message' | python -m quopri
random	Generate random values	python -m random -c blue yellow green
runpy	Run a Python module as a script	python -m runpy __hello__
site	List your current path	python -m site
smtplib	Send a mail message(to localhost)	python -m smtplib
sqlite3	SQLite shell	python -m sqlite3
symtable	Access to the compiler’s symbol tables	python -m symtable [python file]
sysconfig	Shows paths and Python internal variables	python -m sysconfig
tabnanny	Check file for mixed tabs & spaces	python -m tabnanny [python file]
tarfile	Read and write tar files	python -m tarfile -e myfile.tar
this	Zen of python	python -m this
timeit	Measuring execution time of small code snippets	python -m timeit 'sorted(range(100))'
tokenize	Show how python tokenize a file	python -m tokenize some_module.py
trace	Trace Python program or function execution	python -m trace --trackcalls [python file] [name]
turtle	Demo of old turtle.py	python -m turtle
turtledemo	Educational demos for turtle module	python -m turtledemo
unittest	Run tests using unittest	python -m unittest .
uuid	Generate a random UUID	python -m uuid
venv	Create a virtual enviroment	python -m venv myproject
webbrowser	Open a web browser	python -m webbrowser http://httpbin.org
zipapp	Create an executable ZIP file from Python code	python -m zipapp mydir -m "module:main"
zipfile	Zip operations like create, test or extract	python -m zipfile -e zipfile.zip target

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request :D