snakeoil is a python library that implements optimized versions of common python functionality. Some classes and functions have cpython equivalents, but they all have native python implementations too.

Installing latest pypi release in a virtualenv:

pip install snakeoil

Installing from git in a virtualenv:

pip install https://github.com/pkgcore/snakeoil/archive/master.tar.gz

Installing from a tarball or git repo:

python setup.py install

A standalone test runner is integrated in setup.py; to run, just execute:

python setup.py test

Using tox for all supported python versions:

tox

Using tox for a specific python version:

tox -e py36

For support and development inquiries join #pkgcore on Freenode.

For bugs and feature requests please create an issue on Github.