I use json.tool a lot to format JSON directly in vim. Simply highlight the text you want to format and run :!python3 -m json.tool. There are probably plugins to do this too, but doing it this way is probably the simplest, unless vim has a built-in for it.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Easier than grepping, you can just look at the standard library docs: https://docs.python.org/3/library/

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How is that easier? It doesn't look like it provides a list of which modules have a __name__ == "__main__" block.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

No. But, it does provide a list of all stdlib libraries and those, like gzip, that are intended to be compatible with the CLI tend to have explicit documentation showing usage (ex. https://docs.python.org/3/library/gzip.html) and provides any other contextual info related to using the library.

Don't get me wrong, grepping through the code is a great way of building skills needed as a professional. Really, I have to do this kind of thing multiple times every week at work. It is, however, also worth noting that Python only uses an "honor system" for public/private functions, methods, and classes so modules having an "if name == 'main'" block doesn't necessarily mean that they are appropriate to use as CLI tools. They might be but, without documentation to back it up, it's an "at your own risk" situation.

[–] floppingfish@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Nice work!

[–] NotAtWork@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

CLITools can be hard to find, but when you do it's worth the effort.

[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

python -m http.server has been a very useful tool to me, to test if a server is accessible.