A list of Python libraries that helped the author improve their automation scripts and turn duct-tape code into something trustworthy.
* **pathlib:** Simplifies file path manipulation, making it cross-platform compatible and more readable.
* **tenacity:** Provides a decorator for automatically retrying failed operations (like API calls) with configurable settings.
* **rich:** Enhances logging with features like progress bars, colored output, and detailed tracebacks for better observability.
* **schedule:** A more readable alternative to cron for scheduling tasks in Python.
* **pydantic:** Enforces data validation, ensuring inputs conform to expected types and structures.
* **python-dotenv:** Manages environment variables, keeping sensitive information (like API keys) separate from code.
* **loguru:** A streamlined logging library that requires minimal configuration.
* **watchdog:** Monitors filesystem changes and triggers actions based on those changes (event-driven automation).
* **typer:** Creates command-line interfaces (CLIs) for Python scripts, making them more user-friendly as tools.