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Software
Tools for humans. That phrase started as a tagline for Requests and became a design philosophy that shaped everything I've built since.
If the developer feels stupid, the API is wrong.
Major Projects
- Requests — HTTP for Humans. The most downloaded Python package on Earth. 30+ million installs a day.
- Certifi — Python's SSL trust store. Mozilla's CA bundle, packaged. Even more downloads than Requests.
- Pipenv — Python Dev Workflow for Humans. Pip and virtualenv, unified. Spiritual predecessor to uv.
- Tablib — Tabular Datasets for Humans. Format-agnostic data. Your dataset knows how to become CSV, JSON, Excel, YAML.
Libraries
- SimpleMind — AI for Humans. One interface to every major AI provider.
- Records — SQL for Humans. Just write the query. Get results. Export to anything via Tablib.
- Maya — Datetimes for Humans. Parse "tomorrow" and get a timezone-aware result.
- Legit — Git for Humans. Simple commands for common Git workflows.
- Delegator — Subprocesses for Humans. Shell commands without subprocess pain.
- dj-database-url — Database URLs for Django. Born at Heroku, used everywhere.
- Background — Background tasks. One decorator, no infrastructure.
Creative
- PyTheory — Music Theory for Humans. Scales, chords, and temperaments as Python objects. Read about its revival with AI.
- Responder — An experimental HTTP framework. Requests semantics, server side. This site now runs on it.
- Infinite State Sample Pack — An open-source collection of audio samples and loops for music production.
Other Projects
- kjvstudy.org — A free digital study Bible built with AI. Read about how it was made.
- httpbin.org — HTTP request and response testing service.
- kennethreitz.org — This website. Now powered by Responder. Open source.
The Philosophy
Every library starts from the same conviction: find the pain point, study how people actually think about the problem, then design an interface that matches their mental model. The Zen of Python captures it:
- Beautiful is better than ugly.
- Explicit is better than implicit.
- Simple is better than complex.
- Complex is better than complicated.
These aren't just code rules. They're design rules. The same thinking that produces a clean API produces a clear essay and a well-designed day.
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