dataclasses vs bidict

dataclasses

By ericvsmith

Built-in Classes Enhancement

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bidict

The bidirectional mapping library for Python. (by jab)

Built-in Classes Enhancement Python Bidict Bimap Data structures

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dataclasses		bidict
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3	Mentions	-
581	Stars	1,401
-	Growth	-
2.6	Activity	8.6
about 2 years ago	Latest Commit	16 days ago
Python	Language	Python
Apache License 2.0	License	Mozilla Public License 2.0

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dataclasses

Posts with mentions or reviews of dataclasses. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-24.

Attrs – The One Python Library Everyone Needs
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Dec 2021

dataclasses was explicitly inspired by attrs. https://github.com/ericvsmith/dataclasses/issues/1
What is the expression “!r” in Python?
1 project | /r/learnpython | 19 Apr 2021

I have only just encountered this expression — the “!r” appended to a variable or class attribute, as in the following example from the Dataclasses backports repo for Python 3.6:
What is the expression “!r” in Python (without quotes)? What does it mean? (See linked example in Dataclasses backports repo)
1 project | /r/Python | 19 Apr 2021

bidict

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing dataclasses and bidict you can also consider the following projects:

Box - Python dictionaries with advanced dot notation access

DottedDict - Python library that provides a method of accessing lists and dicts with a dotted path notation.

pydantic - Data validation using Python type hints

pyglossary - A tool for converting dictionary files aka glossaries. Mainly to help use our offline glossaries in any Open Source dictionary we like on any modern operating system / device.

traits - Observable typed attributes for Python classes

python-benedict - :blue_book: dict subclass with keylist/keypath support, built-in I/O operations (base64, csv, html, ini, json, pickle, plist, query-string, toml, xls, xml, yaml), s3 support and many utilities.

prodict - Prodict, what Python dict meant to be.

static-frame - Immutable and statically-typeable DataFrames with runtime type and data validation

portion - portion, a Python library providing data structure and operations for intervals.

dictionary - A list of the most popular English words.