List of Python software

The Python programming language is actively used by many people, both in industry and academia for a wide variety of purposes.

Integrated development environments

• Boa Constructor, a cross-platform IDE for Python development
• EasyEclipse, an open source IDE for Python and other languages
• Eric, an IDE for Python and Ruby
• PIDA, open source IDE written in Python capable of embedding other text editors, such as Vim
• Stani's Python Editor (SPE), a cross-platform IDE for Python development
• Webware for Python, a suite of programming tools for constructing web-based applications in Python
• Wing IDE, an IDE for Python

Applications

• Anki, a spaced repetition flashcard program
• Bazaar, a free distributed revision control system
• BitTorrent, original client, along with several derivatives
• BuildBot, a continous integration system
• Calibre, an open source e-book management tool
• Chandler, a personal information manager including calendar, email, tasks and notes support that is currently under development
• Decibel Audio Player, an open source audio player
• Deluge, a BitTorrent client for GNOME
• emesene, a MSN/WLM substitute
• Exaile, an open source audio player
• Gajim, an instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol
• GRAMPS, an open source genealogy software
• Gwibber, a microblogging client
• Juice, a popular podcast downloader
• Mercurial a cross-platform, distributed source management tool
• Miro, a cross-platform internet television application
• Morpheus, file-sharing client/server software operated by the company StreamCast
• MusicBrainz Picard, a cross-platform MusicBrainz tag editor
• Nicotine, a PyGTK Soulseek client
• OpenShot Video Editor
• PiTiVi, a non-linear video editor
• Portage, the heart of Gentoo Linux, an advanced package management system based on the BSD-style ports system
• Quake Army Knife, an environment for developing 3D maps for games based on the Quake engine
• Resolver One, a spreadsheet
• Sage (sagemath) combines more than 20 main opensource math packages and provides easy to use web interface with the help of Python
• SCons, a tool for building software
• Ubuntu Software Center, a graphical package manager, installed by default in Ubuntu 9.10 and higher
• Wammu, a mobile phone management utility
• Wicd, a network manager for Linux
• YUM, a package management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems

Web Applications

• ERP5, a powerful open source ERP / CRM used in Aerospace, Apparel, Banking and for e-governement
• GNU Mailman, one of the more popular packages for running email mailing lists
• MoinMoin, a popular wiki engine
• Planet, a feed aggregator
• Plone, a user-friendly and powerful open source content management system
• Projectplace, Europe’s Leading Online Service for Project Collaboration
• Roundup, a bug tracking system
• ViewVC, a web-based interface for browsing CVS and SVN repositories
• Trac, web-based bug/issue tracking database, wiki, and version control front-end
• MediaCore Video CMS is an open source media focused content management system.

Video games

• Civilization IV uses Python for most of its tasks
• Battlefield 2 uses Python for all of its addons and a lot of its functionality
• Eve Online uses Stackless Python
• Freedom Force
• Frets on Fire uses Python and Pygame
• The Temple of Elemental Evil, a computer role-playing game based on the classic Greyhawk Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, a computer role-playing game based on the World of Darkness campaign setting
• Vega Strike, an open source space simulator

Web frameworks

• CherryPy, an object-oriented web application server and framework
• Django, an MVC (model, view, controller) web framework
• Pylons, a lightweight web framework emphasizing flexibility and rapid development
• Quixote, a framework for developing Web applications in Python
• Topsite Templating System, another Python-powered web framework
• TurboGears, a web framework combining CherryPy, SQLObject, and Kid
• web2py, a full-stack enterprise web application framework, following the MVC design
• Zope, an application server, commonly used to build content management systems

Graphics frameworks

• Pygame, Python bindings for SDL
• Pyglet, a cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python
• Python Imaging Library, a module for working with images
• Python-Ogre, a Python Language binding for the OGRE 3D engine
• Soya3D, a high-level 3D game engine for Python

GUI frameworks

• PyGTK, a popular cross-platform GUI library based on GTK+; furthermore, other GNOME libraries also have bindings for Python
• PyQt, another cross-platform GUI library based on Qt; as above, KDE libraries have bindings too
• wxPython, a port of wxWidgets and a cross-platform GUI library for Python

Scientific packages

• Biopython, a Python molecular biology suite
• SciPy, a library of scientific and numerical routines
• SimPy, a discrete-event simulation package
• stsci python, a library library of Python routines and C extensions that has been developed to provide a general astronomical data analysis infrastructure, developed by STScI

Mathematical libraries

• matplotlib, an extension providing MATLAB-like plotting and mathematical functions
• NumPy, a language extension that adds support for large and fast, multi-dimensional arrays and matrices
• PyIMSL Studio is a Python distribution which includes the IMSL math and statistics Libraries from Visual Numerics (a Rogue Wave Software company)
• Sage Math is a large mathematical software application which integrates the work of nearly 100 free software projects and supports linear algebra, combinatorics, numerical mathematics, calculus, and more.

Additional development packages

• Cheetah, a Python-powered template engine and code-generation tool
• IPython, a powerful development shell both written in and designed for Python
• Jinja, a Python-powered template engine, inspired by Django's template engine
• mod_python, an Apache module allowing direct integration of Python scripts with the Apache web server
• PyObjC, a Python-Objective C bridge that allows one to write Mac OS X software in Python
• Twisted, a networking framework for Python

Embedded as a scripting language

Python is, or can be used as the scripting language in these software products.

• Amarok
• AMESim
• ArcGIS, a prominent GIS platform, allows extensive modelling using Python
• Autodesk Softimage (formerly Softimage|XSI)
• Blender
• Boxee, a cross-platform home theater PC software
• Corel Paint Shop Pro
• DSHub
• Epiphany
• EventScripts, plugin for Valve's Source engine
• gedit
• GIMP
• GNAT The GNAT programming chain tool (Ada language implementation in GNU gcc), as a GNATcoll reusable components for the applications (with or without PyGTK) and as a scripting langage for the commands in the GPS programming environment
• Inkscape
• Autodesk Maya (version 8.5 and newer only)
• Modo
• Nuke (compositing for visual effects)
• Poser, a 3D rendering and animation software program, that uses for scripting a special dialect of Python, called PoserPython
• PyMOL, a popular molecular viewer that embeds Python for scripting and integration
• QGIS uses Python for scripting and plugin-development
• Rhythmbox
• Scribus
• SPSS statistical software SPSS Programmability Extension allows users to extend the SPSS command syntax language with Python
• Totem, a media player for the GNOME desktop environment
• Vim
• VisIt
• WeeChat, a console IRC client

Commercial uses

• CCP hf uses Stackless Python in both its server and client side applications for its MMO Eve Online
• Google uses Python for many tasks including the backends of web apps such as Google Groups, Gmail, and Google Maps, as well as for some of its search-engine internals
• Autodesk Maya, professional 3D modeler allows Python scripting as an alternative to MEL as of version 8.5
• NASA is using Python to implement a CAD/CAE/PDM repository and model management, integration, and transformation system which will be the core infrastructure for its next-generation collaborative engineering environment
• reddit was originally written in Common Lisp, but was rewritten in Python in 2005
• Yahoo! Groups uses Python "to maintain its discussion groups"
• YouTube uses Python "to produce maintainable features in record times, with a minimum of developers"

Python implementations

• CPython - the reference implementation
• IronPython - Python for .NET and Mono platforms
• Jython - Python coded in Java
• Parrot - virtual machine being developed mainly as the runtime for Perl 6, but with the intent to also support dynamic languages like Python, Ruby, Tcl, etc.
• Psyco - not an implementation, but JIT compiler for CPython
• PyPy - Python coded in Python
• Stackless Python - Python with coroutines
• Unladen Swallow - the Python implementation from the Google team

External links

• Python Package Index (formerly the Python Cheese Shop) is the official directory of Python software libraries and modules
• ActiveState O'Reilly Python Cookbook contains hundreds of code samples for various tasks using Python
• Python Projects and Modules - lots of useful code, as well as several articles on Python Programming
• Python 3D Software Collection - pointers to packages specifically useful in the production of 3D software and/or games with Python
• Useful Modules in the Python.org wiki
• Organizations Using Python - a list of projects that make use of Python
• Ohloh - open source projects in Python