Python Standard Library: Tracking Progress

[inumanag]

This meta-issue will be used to track and prioritize all requests for implementing parts of Python's extensive standard library:

Missing methods

• [ ] sys.argv (#184)
• [ ] str.format (#209)
• [ ] re compatibility with Python (#254)
• [ ] Int.sqrt and UInt.sqrt (#459)

Missing modules

• [ ] bytearray (#177)
• [ ] socket (#200)
• [ ] threading (#430)
• [ ] struct (#490)
• [ ] frozenset (#494)
• [ ] csv (#497)
• [ ] typing (#507)
• [ ] os (#572,#583)

Missing major ecosystem packages

• [ ] PyTorch (#349)
• [ ] OpenCV (#623)
• [ ] Pandas & PyArrow (#635)

[setop]

Can't wait for next release :)

[alireza-hariri]

It would be nice to plan for supporting the requests module in codon

I know that it is not native module but it is a widely adopted package (probably more than the socket itself !) and it can be slow even compared to other non-parallel implementations.