zerodep 2026.6.13

Zero-dependency, single-file Python implementations of popular libraries — benchmarked for performance parity

zerodep

Zero-dependency, single-file Python implementations of popular libraries — stdlib only, benchmarked for performance parity, Python 3.10+.

零依赖、单文件的 Python 常用库实现 —— 仅使用标准库，性能对标主流库，支持 Python 3.10+。

English Docs | 中文文档

Quick Start

pip install zerodep          # install the CLI
zerodep add yaml retry       # copy modules into your project

from yaml import load, dump

data = load("name: Alice\nage: 30")
print(data)  # {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}

Each module is a self-contained single .py file — copy it into your project and import. No pip install needed at runtime.

Modules

Modules span Agent Protocols, Web & Networking, Data Formats, Data Validation, Text & Markup, Search & Retrieval, Configuration, CLI & Terminal, Security, and Infrastructure & Tools.

See the full module list for details, versions, and benchmarks.

Versioning

• Project: CalVer YYYY.M.D (e.g., 2026.4.15)
• Modules: independent SemVer per module (e.g., 0.4.1)

Releases are automated via the Release workflow — lint, test, bump module versions, tag, and create a GitHub Release in one step.

Documentation

• English: zerodep.readthedocs.io/en/
• 中文: zerodep.readthedocs.io/zh-cn/
• Benchmarks: Live benchmark dashboard

Citation

If you use zerodep in your research, please cite our paper:

@article{ding2026stdlib,
  title={Stdlib or Third-Party? Empirical Performance and Correctness of LLM-Assisted Zero-Dependency Python Libraries},
  author={Ding, Peng and Stevens, Rick},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.21405},
  year={2026}
}

License

MIT