Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Scaling Python
A book teaching how to build apps that scale to billions
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scaling Python launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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The guide for building large, iOS, and Android native apps - with the challenges and common solutions across the industry.
2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →
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Develop your intuition for practical Python patterns as you use new modules and tools to write clean, efficient, and correct Python code.
2021 · pragprog.com · its alternatives →
- 4HT
2019 · towardsdatascience.com · its alternatives →
- 5PL
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Road to Scale▲473300+ curated content items for every stage of your startup
2019 · its alternatives →
- 71P
2017 · pythonbooks.org · its alternatives →
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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 →
- 9CP
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Explains programming language concepts in plain language.
2016 · its alternatives →
- 13IW
Background: I've been working on a book to help developers learn and write idiomatic Python. It's taken far longer than I imagined, but today I made it available for purchase (http://www.jeffknupp.com/writing-idiomatic-python-ebook). The automated build and test system I'm using is ridiculous. It uses: virtualenv, tox, pytest, coverage, doctest, pandoc, make, xelatex, makeindex, and a ~200 line Python script to collect and format the output. The details of the build/test system I created are described in detail here:…
2013 · its alternatives →
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- 15IB
been working on this for nearly a year
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 16SP
Hi HN, Over the past 6 months I've been working on a technical book focused on helping aspiring data scientists to get hands-on experience with cloud computing environments using the Python ecosystem. The book is targeted at readers already familiar with libraries such as Pandas and scikit-learn that are looking to build out a portfolio of applied projects. To author the book, I used the Leanpub platform to provide drafts of the text as I completed each chapter. To typeset the book, I used the R bookdown package by Yihui Xie to translate my markdown into a PDF format. I also used Google docs…
2020 · its alternatives →
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How startups are building large empires with minimum invest…
2015 · its alternatives →
- 18AP
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 19PL
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 201P
2021 · learnbyexample.github.io · its alternatives →
- 21PT
Hi HN, I'm excited to share Python-Type-Challenges, a collection of hands-on, interactive challenges designed to help Python developers master type annotations. Whether you're new to type hints or looking to deepen your understanding, these exercises provide a fun and educational way to explore Python's type system. I'd love to get your feedback and contributions! https://github.com/laike9m/Python-Type-Challenges
2023 · python-type-challenges.zeabur.app · its alternatives →
- 22FB
2019 · fastapi.tiangolo.com · its alternatives →
- 23PS
Hi HN, I turned the freshly published paper “The Constructor Theory of Time” by David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto (arXiv, 13 May 2025) into an executable Python library. What you’ll find • One-to-one translation of the paper’s formalism: Substrates, Attributes, Tasks, Constructors, and task-algebra operators • Possibility / impossibility predicates and counterfactuals encoded exactly as defined • Test suite that mirrors every lemma and example (>95 % coverage, mypy-typed) • Reproductions of key results: time-keeping substrates, irreversibility proofs, quantum branching tasks, and a…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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