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600+ downloads in 1 month, My library "pystringtoolkit" on pypi

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πŸš€ I Built a Python String Toolkit and Hit 500+ Downloads in 3 Weeks

After working on Python projects involving text parsing and data cleaning, I kept rewriting the same string helper functions over and over.

So I decided to do something about it β€” and created PyStringToolkit, a lightweight Python package for clean, reusable string manipulation.


✨ What is PyStringToolkit?

PyStringToolkit is a Python library that offers a rich set of utilities for string transformation and formatting. Whether you're building web apps, cleaning up data, or preparing text for machine learning β€” this toolkit makes it easier.

πŸ”— PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pystringtoolkit/

πŸ“¦ Install via pip:

pip install pystringtoolkit
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πŸ”  Key Features

βœ… Case Conversion Utilities

  • to_snake_case("Hello World") β†’ "hello_world"
  • to_camel_case("Hello World") β†’ "helloWorld"
  • to_pascal_case("Hello World") β†’ "HelloWorld"
  • to_kebab_case("Hello World") β†’ "hello-world"

🧹 Text Cleaning Functions

  • remove_punctuation("Hi! Are you... okay?") β†’ "Hi Are you okay"
  • remove_extra_spaces("a b c") β†’ "a b c"
  • truncate("This is a long sentence", 10) β†’ "This is a..."

πŸ”§ String Generation Tools

  • slugify("Hello World!") β†’ "hello-world"
  • random_string(6) β†’ "a7b9xZ" (random output)

πŸ“ˆ Why This Matters

⏱️ Saves time rewriting the same utility functions.
🧼 Encourages clean, readable code.
πŸš€ Already over 500+ downloads in just 3 weeks since launch!
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Perfect for devs working in:

  • Web scraping
  • ML text preprocessing
  • Backend APIs
  • Automation scripts

πŸ§ͺ Quick Example

from pystringtoolkit import to_snake_case, remove_punctuation

text = "Hello World! How are you?"
print(to_snake_case(text))         # hello_world_how_are_you
print(remove_punctuation(text))    # Hello World How are you
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πŸ’¬ Feedback Welcome!

I’d love to hear:

  • Feature requests?
  • Bugs?
  • Use cases where it helped you?

You can find the project on GitHub here:
πŸ”— https://github.com/RaeesFatima/pystringtoolkit

If you like it, consider giving it a ⭐️ and sharing it with others!

Thanks for reading! πŸ™Œ
Let’s keep building clean tools for the Python community!

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