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Show HN: Reaktiv – I built Excel-like reactive programming for Python

2 pointsby buibuibui9 days ago
Hi HN! I created Reaktiv, a Python library bringing reactive programming to the backend world that recently hit 1,000+ monthly downloads.<p>I&#x27;m actively promoting it because I believe signal-based reactivity (a concept that spread rapidly in frontend development) has huge untapped potential in Python. My breakthrough came when I stopped describing it as &quot;Angular signals for Python&quot; and started calling it &quot;Excel-like computation graphs&quot; - suddenly Python developers understood the value.<p>The library automatically tracks dependencies between computations, only recalculating values when dependencies change. This eliminates manual dependency tracking, prevents synchronization bugs, and reduces cognitive load when managing complex state.<p>Interestingly, I&#x27;ve noticed some initial interest from data scientists, though I&#x27;m still exploring what specific problems it might solve for them. I also believe the Home Assistant&#x2F;IoT communities could benefit greatly from this approach.<p>Would love your thoughts on bringing frontend patterns to backend development!

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