Warning
The library is in the pre-alpha stage.
- Provides backports for the standard library;
- Compatible with Python 3.9+;
- Almost dependency-free.
The library is available as backlib on PyPI:
pip install backlibfrom backlib.py313 import io
...from backlib.py313 import json
data = json.loads("{\"backlib\": \"pypi\"}")
assert data == {"backlib": "pypi"}from backlib.py313 import ntpath
...from backlib.py313 import os
...from backlib.py313 import ospath
...from backlib.py313 import pathlib
...from backlib.py313 import posixpath
...from backlib.py313 import shutil
...from backlib.py313 import stat
assert stat.SF_SYNTHETIC == 0xC0000000from backlib.py313 import tarfile
...from backlib.py313 import tomllib
data = tomllib.loads("\"backlib\" = \"pypi\"")
assert data == {"backlib": "pypi"}from backlib.py313 import zipfile
...The backlib API is the same as the standard library, so you can refer to the official documentation:
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