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24 alternatives to Moment for Python

A Python library for dealing with dates. Contribute to zachwill/moment development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Moment for Python launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Moment.js▲279

   Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates in JavaScript

   2015 · momentjs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fast 2kB date library alternative to Moment.js with the same API▲122

   ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API - iamkun/dayjs

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   QuickPYTHON▲181

   2020 · timothycrosley.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   I am building a new Python library to read/write PDF files▲279

   Hi HN! This is my pet project, written from scratch because there is so much to discover and learn in the process. The focus is on simplicity and incremental updates. Progress is slow because I do not have much spare time to work on this, but I would love to hear some feedback. Regards

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Day.js▲10

   2KB immutable date time library alternative to Moment

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Tiny Clojure library for formatting dates based on examples▲6

   Date and time formatting for humans. Contribute to zirkonit/dformat development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   RapidFuzz – A fast string matching library for Python▲134

   Rapid fuzzy string matching in Python using various string metrics - rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A simple lazy Python calculation engine, with spreadsheet demo▲123

   Simple Python Calculation Engine. Contribute to bsdz/calcengine development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   moment-emoji, get a emoji for the time of the day▲9

   🕔 library that returns the approximate emoji for the time - oscarmorrison/moment-emoji

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Practical Python Projects book release▲88

    Hi everyone! I just released the Practical Python Projects book! (https://practicalpython.yasoob.me) I am happy to announce the first version as a release candidate. I have poured a lot of love into writing this book and would love to hear what you guys think. (A limited 100% off and discount coupons at the end) This is not a pure beginner book. The book does assume some background Python knowledge. You need to know the basics like methods, functions, classes, and such. If I use something that is not typically covered in beginner Python books, I will explain it before I use it.…

    2021 · practicalpython.yasoob.me · its alternatives →

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    Moments▲64

    Sleek dark themed special event countdown app ⏱️

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Python library to create Siri shortcuts▲82

    Create Siri Shortcuts with Python. Contribute to alexander-akhmetov/python-shortcuts development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Python micro event loop library (~250 LOC)▲59

    Micro event loop library to teach the basic concepts of python coroutines and how event loop libraries might be implemented - micro_events.py

    2025 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    A set of handy tools to work with sequences and collections in Python▲29

    A fancy and practical functional tools. Contribute to Suor/funcy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15MF
    My first python web app - What do you want to do this year?▲70

    2013 · thisyr.com · its alternatives →

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    Guess a Date's Format▲8

    :tada: A utility package for guessing date's format :alarm_clock: :raised_hands: - GitHub - apoorv-mishra/moment-guess: :tada: A utility package for guessing date's format :raised_hands:

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TJ
    Tzintl.js – International Date-Time Conversion▲56

    TZIntl.js is a light-weight international date-time conversion library.

    2021 · masswerk.at · its alternatives →

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    Pyexperiment▲49

    Run experiments with Python - quick and clean. Contribute to duerrp/pyexperiment development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Python CLI for the HNSearch API▲8

    An easy-to-use CLI for HNSearch's API. Contribute to zachwill/hn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Easy Python Time Parsing▲21

    I recently build a python time-parser that can parse most formats in a single line. Might be useful to some here. (Also happy to hear feedback and feature requests)

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TG
    Turn GitHub milestones into fun countdowns▲14

    2015 · deadliner.rip · its alternatives →

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    Day.js 1.6 locale and plugins 2kb moment.js alternative with same API▲6

    ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API - iamkun/dayjs

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lazy – A Python library for rapidly developing lazy interfaces▲10

    Python Library for Lazy Interfaces. Contribute to bwasti/lazy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Eventkit, event-driven data pipelines for Python▲6

    Event-driven data pipelines. Contribute to erdewit/eventkit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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