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Show HN: Scant helps you find barely used Python dependencies

Posted by squeakywheel on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:01PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/alan707/scant

I made scant to find barely used Python dependencies in any repo. There are many dependency finder tools today that help you find unused dependencies (e.g. deptry). Scant, however, helps find the dependencies that are used in a single file on one line of code. Why have an entire library imported into your project when it is 'scantily' used?Some use cases: - you need to upgrade python versions...

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