Show HN: PgQueuer v1.0 – Python job queue using only PostgreSQ

Category: library

Tags: job-queue, postgresql, python

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

PGQueuer is a Python job queue that leverages PostgreSQL's LISTEN/NOTIFY and FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED for efficient, real-time job processing without a separate message broker. It is interesting because it offers a production-ready, zero-infrastructure alternative to Celery, tightly integrated with PostgreSQL for ACID consistency and simplified operations.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/janbjorge/pgqueuer · Python · MIT · 1476 stars

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