Best-of Python Developer Tools
🏆 A ranked list of awesome python developer tools and libraries. Updated weekly.
This curated list contains 270 awesome open-source projects with a total of 1.1M stars grouped into 17 categories. All projects are ranked by a project-quality score, which is calculated based on various metrics automatically collected from GitHub and different package managers. If you like to add or update projects, feel free to open an issue, submit a pull request, or directly edit the projects.yaml. Contributions are very welcome!
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Contents¤
- Linters & Style Checkers 40 projects
- Type checkers 5 projects
- Code Formatters 7 projects
- Code Refactoring 18 projects
- Code Security 8 projects
- Virtual Environments 10 projects
- Dependency & Package Managers 11 projects
- Code Metrics & Complexity 6 projects
- Logging 21 projects
- Shell 2 projects
- Documentation 29 projects
- Debugging Tools 13 projects
- Testing Tools 43 projects
- Code Packaging 16 projects
- Build Tools 14 projects
- System Monitoring & Profiling 18 projects
- AST Tools 6 projects
- Others 1 projects
Explanation¤
- 🥇🥈🥉 Combined project-quality score
- ⭐️ Star count from GitHub
- 🐣 New project (less than 6 months old)
- 💤 Inactive project (6 months no activity)
- 💀 Dead project (12 months no activity)
- 📈📉 Project is trending up or down
- ➕ Project was recently added
- ❗️ Warning (e.g. missing/risky license)
- 👨💻 Contributors count from GitHub
- 🔀 Fork count from GitHub
- 📋 Issue count from GitHub
- ⏱️ Last update timestamp on package manager
- 📥 Download count from package manager
- 📦 Number of dependent projects
Flake8 related project
Pytest related projectPylint related project
Sphinx related project
MkDocs related project
Linters & Style Checkers¤
ruff (🥇48 · ⭐ 48K) - An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) (👨💻 920 · 🔀 2.2K · 📥 6.6M · 📦 210K · 📋 8.1K - 20% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/ruff) (📥 260M / month · 📦 73K · ⏱️ 25.06.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/ruff) (📥 7.5M · ⏱️ 25.06.2026):
pylint (🥇44 · ⭐ 5.7K) - Its not just a linter that annoys you!. ❗️GPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint) (👨💻 650 · 🔀 1.3K · 📥 810 · 📦 490K · 📋 6K - 16% open · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pylint) (📥 69M / month · 📦 13K · ⏱️ 14.06.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pylint) (📥 8.2M · ⏱️ 14.06.2026):
flake8 (🥇40 · ⭐ 3.8K) - Flake8 is a wrapper around these tools: PyFlakes; pycodestyle; Ned.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8) (👨💻 180 · 🔀 350 · 📦 690K · 📋 1.6K - 1% open · ⏱️ 19.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8) (📥 57M / month · 📦 27K · ⏱️ 20.06.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8) (📥 11M · ⏱️ 26.06.2025):
wemake-python-styleguide (🥇38 · ⭐ 2.9K) - The strictest and most opinionated python linter ever!. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/wemake-services/wemake-python-styleguide) (👨💻 220 · 🔀 420 · 📦 18K · 📋 1.2K - 1% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/wemake-python-styleguide) (📥 260K / month · 📦 110 · ⏱️ 27.04.2026):
beartype (🥈35 · ⭐ 3.5K) - Unbearably fast near-real-time pure-Python runtime-static type-checker. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/beartype/beartype) (👨💻 33 · 🔀 80 · 📦 13K · 📋 490 - 22% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/beartype) (📥 96M / month · 📦 900 · ⏱️ 13.12.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/beartype) (📥 730K · ⏱️ 14.12.2025):
parso (🥈34 · ⭐ 680) - A Python Parser. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/davidhalter/parso) (👨💻 52 · 🔀 120 · 📦 600K · 📋 120 - 9% open · ⏱️ 01.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/parso) (📥 140M / month · 📦 1.2K · ⏱️ 01.05.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/parso) (📥 38M · ⏱️ 02.05.2026):
pycodestyle (🥈33 · ⭐ 5.2K · 💤) - Simple Python style checker in one Python file. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle) (👨💻 140 · 🔀 750 · 📋 780 - 13% open · ⏱️ 22.12.2025):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pycodestyle) (📥 84M / month · 📦 2.2K · ⏱️ 20.06.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pycodestyle) (📥 11M · ⏱️ 22.06.2025):
flake8-bugbear (🥈32 · ⭐ 1.1K) - A plugin for Flake8 finding likely bugs and design problems.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-bugbear) (👨💻 93 · 🔀 120 · 📦 43K · 📋 250 - 25% open · ⏱️ 22.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-bugbear) (📥 4.2M / month · 📦 1.5K · ⏱️ 29.11.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-bugbear) (📥 920K · ⏱️ 02.12.2025):
hacking (🥈30 · ⭐ 240) - OpenStack Hacking Style Checks. Mirror of code maintained at.. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/openstack/hacking) (👨💻 190 · 🔀 65 · 📦 8K · ⏱️ 08.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/hacking) (📥 220K / month · 📦 110 · ⏱️ 11.06.2026):
mypy-protobuf (🥈29 · ⭐ 710) - open source tools to generate mypy stubs from protobufs. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/nipunn1313/mypy-protobuf) (👨💻 40 · 🔀 81 · 📦 4.7K · 📋 150 - 14% open · ⏱️ 28.04.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/mypy-protobuf) (📥 12M / month · 📦 300 · ⏱️ 28.04.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/mypy-protobuf) (📥 190K · ⏱️ 28.04.2026):
pylint-django (🥈28 · ⭐ 620) - Pylint plugin for improving code analysis for when.. ❗️GPL-3.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint-django) (👨💻 72 · 🔀 120 · 📥 450 · 📦 33K · 📋 240 - 27% open · ⏱️ 19.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pylint-django) (📥 2M / month · 📦 160 · ⏱️ 01.01.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pylint-django) (📥 540K · ⏱️ 02.01.2026):
flake8-comprehensions (🥈28 · ⭐ 470) - A flake8 plugin to help you write better.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/adamchainz/flake8-comprehensions) (👨💻 16 · 🔀 23 · 📦 30K · 📋 62 - 9% open · ⏱️ 12.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-comprehensions) (📥 1.7M / month · 📦 780 · ⏱️ 09.09.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-comprehensions) (📥 1.2M · ⏱️ 10.09.2025):
flake8-isort (🥈28 · ⭐ 190 · 💤) - flake8 plugin that integrates isort. ❗️GPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/gforcada/flake8-isort) (👨💻 40 · 🔀 210 · 📦 29K · 📋 60 - 3% open · ⏱️ 25.10.2025):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-isort) (📥 2.2M / month · 📦 630 · ⏱️ 25.10.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-isort) (📥 110K · ⏱️ 25.10.2025):
nitpick (🥉25 · ⭐ 410) - Enforce the same settings on multiple projects. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/andreoliwa/nitpick) (👨💻 18 · 🔀 24 · 📥 16 · 📦 1.4K · 📋 130 - 36% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/nitpick) (📥 12K / month · 📦 26 · ⏱️ 30.11.2025):
check-manifest (🥉25 · ⭐ 290) - Tool to check the completeness of MANIFEST.in for Python packages. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest) (👨💻 23 · 🔀 39 · 📦 12K · 📋 100 - 22% open · ⏱️ 24.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/check-manifest) (📦 5K · ⏱️ 15.10.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/check-manifest) (📥 210K · ⏱️ 15.10.2025):
flake8-commas (🥉25 · ⭐ 130) - Flake8 extension for enforcing trailing commas in python. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-commas) (👨💻 15 · 🔀 30 · 📦 19K · 📋 31 - 9% open · ⏱️ 05.01.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-commas) (📥 320K / month · 📦 220 · ⏱️ 16.05.2024):
flake8-builtins (🥉25 · ⭐ 120 · 💤) - Check for python builtins being used as variables or.. ❗️GPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/gforcada/flake8-builtins) (👨💻 21 · 🔀 25 · 📦 12K · 📋 52 - 5% open · ⏱️ 25.10.2025):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-builtins) (📥 980K / month · 📦 590 · ⏱️ 25.10.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-builtins) (📥 650K · ⏱️ 27.10.2025):
flake8-import-order (🥉24 · ⭐ 280) - Flake8 plugin that checks import order against.. ❗️LGPL-3.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-import-order) (👨💻 50 · 🔀 73 · 📥 15 · 📋 110 - 12% open · ⏱️ 26.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-import-order) (📥 1.6M / month · 📦 650 · ⏱️ 24.06.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-import-order) (📥 550K · ⏱️ 26.06.2025):
flake8-black (🥉24 · ⭐ 170) - flake8 plugin to run black for checking Python coding style. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/peterjc/flake8-black) (👨💻 11 · 🔀 12 · 📦 8.8K · 📋 31 - 12% open · ⏱️ 02.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-black) (📥 560K / month · 📦 540 · ⏱️ 21.09.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-black) (📥 500K · ⏱️ 22.09.2025):
flake8-simplify (🥉23 · ⭐ 200) - A flake8 plugin that helps you to simplify code. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/MartinThoma/flake8-simplify) (👨💻 16 · 🔀 23 · 📋 130 - 42% open · ⏱️ 01.01.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-simplify) (📥 420K / month · 📦 140 · ⏱️ 01.01.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/flake8-simplify) (📥 74K · ⏱️ 06.01.2026):
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- pyflakes (🥈35 · ⭐ 1.5K · 💀) - A simple program which checks Python source files for errors.MIT
- pydocstyle (🥈31 · ⭐ 1.1K · 💀) - docstring style checker. MIT
- pep8-naming (🥈28 · ⭐ 530 · 💀) - Naming Convention checker for Python. ❗️Saxpath
- coala (🥉27 · ⭐ 3.6K · 💀) - coala provides a unified command-line interface for linting and.. ❗️AGPL-3.0
- pylama (🥉27 · ⭐ 1K · 💀) - Code audit tool for python. MIT
- darglint (🥉27 · ⭐ 480 · 💀) - A python documentation linter which checks that the docstring.. MIT
- flake8-quotes (🥉27 · ⭐ 180 · 💀) - Flake8 extension for checking quotes in python. MIT MIT Apache-2
- Fixit (🥉23 · ⭐ 710) - Advanced Python linting framework with auto-fixes and hierarchical.. ❗Unlicensed
- pandas-vet (🥉22 · ⭐ 170 · 💀) - A plugin for Flake8 that checks pandas code. MIT MIT MIT MIT ❗️GPL-2.0 MIT
- bellybutton (🥉16 · ⭐ 280 · 💀) - Custom Python linting through AST expressions. MIT
- imhotep (🥉16 · ⭐ 220 · 💀) - A static-analysis bot for Github. MIT
- yala (🥉15 · ⭐ 15 · 💀) - Yet Another Linter Aggregator. MIT Apache-2 mypy
Type checkers¤
pyright (🥈41 · ⭐ 16K) - Static Type Checker for Python. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/pyright) (👨💻 150 · 🔀 1.8K · 📥 7.3K · 📦 1.7K · 📋 7.6K - 3% open · ⏱️ 30.06.2026):
- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pyright) (📥 5.1M / month · 📦 82 · ⏱️ 25.06.2026):
pyre-check (🥉33 · ⭐ 7.2K) - Performant type-checking for python. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/facebook/pyre-check) (👨💻 310 · 🔀 450 · 📦 24 · 📋 470 - 33% open · ⏱️ 26.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyre-check) (📥 180K / month · 📦 87 · ⏱️ 07.07.2025):
pytype (🥉32 · ⭐ 5K) - A static type analyzer for Python code. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/google/pytype) (👨💻 110 · 🔀 290 · 📦 4.3K · 📋 950 - 21% open · ⏱️ 23.01.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pytype) (📥 990K / month · 📦 230 · ⏱️ 11.10.2024):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytype) (📥 640K · ⏱️ 22.04.2025):
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- mypy (🥇47 · ⭐ 21K) - Optional static typing for Python.❗Unlicensed
- typeguard (🥉32 · ⭐ 1.8K) - Run-time type checker for Python. ❗Unlicensed
Code Formatters¤
black (🥇46 · ⭐ 42K) - The uncompromising Python code formatter. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/psf/black) (👨💻 540 · 🔀 2.8K · 📥 150K · 📦 680K · 📋 2.8K - 10% open · ⏱️ 03.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/black) (📥 150M / month · 📦 62K · ⏱️ 18.05.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/black) (📥 19M · ⏱️ 22.05.2026):
isort (🥈43 · ⭐ 6.9K) - A Python utility / library to sort imports. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/isort) (👨💻 340 · 🔀 650 · 📦 580K · 📋 1.4K - 7% open · ⏱️ 04.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/isort) (📥 110M / month · 📦 28K · ⏱️ 24.04.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/isort) (📥 9.5M · ⏱️ 28.02.2026):
autopep8 (🥉37 · ⭐ 4.7K) - A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8) (👨💻 64 · 🔀 290 · 📦 230K · 📋 520 - 23% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/autopep8) (📥 10M / month · 📦 1.7K · ⏱️ 14.01.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/autopep8) (📥 3M · ⏱️ 22.04.2025):
docformatter (🥉31 · ⭐ 590) - Formats docstrings to follow PEP 257. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/docformatter) (👨💻 41 · 🔀 87 · 📥 91 · 📦 4.6K · 📋 190 - 16% open · ⏱️ 11.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/docformatter) (📥 1.2M / month · 📦 410 · ⏱️ 28.04.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/docformatter) (📥 400K · ⏱️ 29.04.2026):
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- yapf (🥈39 · ⭐ 14K · 💀) - A formatter for Python files.Apache-2
- autoimport (🥉18 · ⭐ 100 · 💀) - Autoimport automatically fixes wrong import statements. ❗️GPL-3.0
- pyformat (🥉18 · ⭐ 94 · 💀) - Formats Python code to follow a consistent style. ❗️Saxpath
Code Refactoring¤
jedi (🥇44 · ⭐ 6.2K) - Awesome autocompletion, static analysis and refactoring library for python. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/davidhalter/jedi) (👨💻 180 · 🔀 530 · 📦 600K · 📋 1.5K - 4% open · ⏱️ 01.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/jedi) (📥 140M / month · 📦 1.6K · ⏱️ 01.05.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jedi) (📥 40M · ⏱️ 23.06.2026):
rope (🥇33 · ⭐ 2.2K) - a python refactoring library. ❗️LGPL-3.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/python-rope/rope) (👨💻 85 · 🔀 180 · 📥 48 · 📦 79K · 📋 380 - 31% open · ⏱️ 04.01.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/rope) (📥 1.4M / month · 📦 320 · ⏱️ 12.07.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/rope) (📥 2.6M · ⏱️ 13.07.2025):
vulture (🥈31 · ⭐ 4.7K) - Find dead Python code. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/jendrikseipp/vulture) (👨💻 53 · 🔀 190 · 📦 7.4K · 📋 260 - 23% open · ⏱️ 30.04.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/vulture) (📥 8.6M / month · 📦 660 · ⏱️ 25.03.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/vulture) (📥 230K · ⏱️ 26.03.2026):
pyupgrade (🥈31 · ⭐ 4.1K) - A tool (and pre-commit hook) to automatically upgrade syntax for newer.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade) (👨💻 36 · 🔀 210 · 📋 480 - 4% open · ⏱️ 19.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyupgrade) (📥 1.5M / month · 📦 630 · ⏱️ 19.11.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pyupgrade) (📥 980K · ⏱️ 19.11.2025):
autoflake (🥈25 · ⭐ 960) - Removes unused imports and unused variables as reported by pyflakes. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/autoflake) (👨💻 40 · 🔀 87 · 📋 120 - 31% open · ⏱️ 20.04.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/autoflake) (📦 1.4K · ⏱️ 20.02.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/autoflake) (📥 680K · ⏱️ 20.02.2026):
unimport (🥈25 · ⭐ 250) - The ultimate linter and formatter for removing unused import statements.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hakancelikdev/unimport) (👨💻 16 · 🔀 21 · 📦 170 · 📋 120 - 0% open · ⏱️ 02.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/unimport) (📥 60K / month · 📦 45 · ⏱️ 02.06.2026):
add-trailing-comma (🥉22 · ⭐ 370) - A tool (and pre-commit hook) to automatically add trailing.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/asottile/add-trailing-comma) (👨💻 11 · 🔀 29 · ⏱️ 19.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/add-trailing-comma) (📥 81K / month · 📦 41 · ⏱️ 10.10.2025):
massedit (🥉13 · ⭐ 120 · 💤) - Programmatically edit text files with Python. Useful for source to.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/elmotec/massedit) (👨💻 9 · 🔀 14 · 📥 33 · 📦 54 · 📋 8 - 12% open · ⏱️ 21.09.2025):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/massedit) (📦 3 · ⏱️ 21.09.2025):
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- redbaron (🥈26 · ⭐ 720 · 💀) - Bottom-up approach to refactoring in python.❗️LGPL-3.0
- MonkeyType (🥈25 · ⭐ 5K · 💀) - A Python library that generates static type annotations by.. BSD-3
- baron (🥉24 · ⭐ 300 · 💀) - IDE allow you to refactor code, Baron allows you to write.. ❗️LGPL-3.0
- pyannotate (🥉23 · ⭐ 1.4K · 💀) - Auto-generate PEP-484 annotations. Apache-2
- eradicate (🥉23 · ⭐ 220) - Removes commented-out code from Python files. ❗️Saxpath
- Bowler (🥉22 · ⭐ 1.6K · 💀) - Safe code refactoring for modern Python. MIT
- com2ann (🥉19 · ⭐ 160 · 💀) - Tool for translation type comments to type annotations in Python. MIT
- unify (🥉19 · ⭐ 98 · 💀) - Modifies strings to all use the same quote where possible. MIT
- pep8ify (🥉15 · ⭐ 120 · 💀) - A library that modifies python source code to conform to pep8. Apache-2
- retype (🥉14 · ⭐ 150 · 💀) - Re-apply type annotations from .pyi stubs to your codebase. MIT
Code Security¤
bandit (🥇40 · ⭐ 8.2K · 📈) - Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in.. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit) (👨💻 200 · 🔀 780 · 📥 930 · 📦 67K · 📋 770 - 32% open · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/bandit) (📥 26M / month · 📦 3.4K · ⏱️ 25.02.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bandit) (📥 670K · ⏱️ 25.02.2026):
sqlmap (🥈38 · ⭐ 38K) - Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool. ❗️GPL-3.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap) (👨💻 160 · 🔀 6.3K · 📦 24 · 📋 5.4K - 0% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
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safety (🥉32 · ⭐ 2K · 📉) - Safety checks Python dependencies for known security vulnerabilities and.. MIT
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detect-secrets (🥉30 · ⭐ 4.6K) - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing.. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets) (👨💻 89 · 🔀 510 · 📋 370 - 33% open · ⏱️ 02.04.2026):
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dlint (🥉20 · ⭐ 180) - Dlint is a tool for encouraging best coding practices and helping ensure.. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/dlint-py/dlint) (👨💻 16 · 🔀 17 · 📋 47 - 48% open · ⏱️ 07.01.2026):
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- pyarmor (🥈34 · ⭐ 5.1K) - A tool used to obfuscate python scripts, bind obfuscated scripts..❗️SGI-B-2.0
- dodgy (🥉21 · ⭐ 130 · 💀) - Looks at Python code to search for things which look dodgy such as.. MIT
- pyt (🥉20 · ⭐ 2.2K · 💀) - A Static Analysis Tool for Detecting Security Vulnerabilities in.. ❗️GPL-2.0
Virtual Environments¤
pipenv (🥇46 · ⭐ 25K) - Python Development Workflow for Humans. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv) (👨💻 540 · 🔀 1.9K · 📦 170K · 📋 4.4K - 0% open · ⏱️ 24.06.2026):
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virtualenv (🥇46 · ⭐ 5K · 📈) - Virtual Python Environment builder. MIT
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nodeenv (🥈36 · ⭐ 1.8K · 💤) - Virtual environment for Node.js & integrator with virtualenv. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv) (👨💻 110 · 🔀 220 · 📦 150K · 📋 210 - 23% open · ⏱️ 27.12.2025):
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pyenv (🥈35 · ⭐ 45K) - Simple Python version management. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) (👨💻 480 · 🔀 3.2K · 📦 24 · 📋 1.9K - 4% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
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pyenv-virtualenv (🥉22 · ⭐ 6.7K) - a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv). MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv) (👨💻 70 · 🔀 430 · 📦 24 · 📋 370 - 26% open · ⏱️ 29.04.2026):
pyenv-installer (🥉16 · ⭐ 4.1K · 💤) - This tool is used to install `pyenv` and friends. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer) (👨💻 43 · 🔀 460 · 📋 91 - 10% open · ⏱️ 05.09.2025):
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- vex (🥉18 · ⭐ 370 · 💀) - Run a command in the named virtualenv.MIT
- dh-virtualenv (🥉16 · ⭐ 1.6K · 💀) - Python virtualenvs in Debian packages. ❗️GPL-2.0
- freshenv (🥉13 · ⭐ 180 · 💀) - Provision, share, manage local and cloud developer environments. MPL-2.0
- pipenv-pipes (🥉13 · ⭐ 130 · 💀) - A PipEnv Environment Switcher. MIT
Dependency & Package Managers¤
pip (🥇48 · ⭐ 10K) - The Python package installer. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/pip) (👨💻 900 · 🔀 3.3K · 📦 250K · 📋 7.9K - 13% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
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conda (🥇43 · ⭐ 7.5K) - A system-level, binary package and environment manager running on all.. BSD-3
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poetry (🥈42 · ⭐ 34K) - Python packaging and dependency management made easy. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry) (👨💻 660 · 🔀 2.5K · 📥 16M · 📋 6.4K - 8% open · ⏱️ 21.06.2026):
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pip-tools (🥈39 · ⭐ 8K) - A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh. BSD-3
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pipx (🥈38 · ⭐ 13K) - Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/pipx) (👨💻 200 · 🔀 570 · 📥 1.3M · 📦 4.9K · 📋 890 - 10% open · ⏱️ 03.07.2026):
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PDM (🥈38 · ⭐ 8.7K) - A modern Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm) (👨💻 250 · 🔀 480 · 📥 30K · 📦 620 · 📋 2K - 2% open · ⏱️ 23.06.2026):
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pipreqs (🥉32 · ⭐ 7.5K) - pipreqs - Generate pip requirements.txt file based on imports of any.. Apache-2
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mamba (🥉31 · ⭐ 8.1K) - The Fast Cross-Platform Package Manager. BSD-3
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pyflow (🥉22 · ⭐ 1.3K) - An installation and dependency system for Python. MIT
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- pip-run (🥉17 · ⭐ 140) - pip-run - dynamic dependency loader for Python. ❗Unlicensed
Code Metrics & Complexity¤
prospector (🥇33 · ⭐ 2.1K) - Inspects Python source files and provides information about.. ❗️GPL-2.0
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mccabe (🥈31 · ⭐ 680) - McCabe complexity checker for Python. ❗️Saxpath
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wily (🥈27 · ⭐ 1.3K) - A Python application for tracking, reporting on timing and complexity in.. Apache-2
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- radon (🥉26 · ⭐ 2K · 💀) - Various code metrics for Python code.MIT
- xenon (🥉24 · ⭐ 280 · 💀) - Monitoring tool based on radon. MIT
- cohesion (🥉16 · ⭐ 280 · 💀) - A tool for measuring Python class cohesion. ❗️GPL-3.0
Logging¤
rich (🥇47 · ⭐ 57K) - Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal. MIT
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tqdm (🥇44 · ⭐ 31K) - A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI. MPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm) (👨💻 130 · 🔀 1.5K · 📥 20K · 📦 1.2M · 📋 1.2K - 49% open · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
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- [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/tqdm/tqdm) (📥 7.1K · ⭐ 3 · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
sentry-sdk (🥇40 · ⭐ 2.2K) - The official Python SDK for Sentry.io. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-python) (👨💻 340 · 🔀 630 · 📥 5.2K · 📋 2.6K - 15% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
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structlog (🥈38 · ⭐ 4.9K) - Simple, powerful, and fast logging for Python. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hynek/structlog) (👨💻 140 · 🔀 280 · 📦 36K · 📋 390 - 7% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
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loguru (🥈37 · ⭐ 24K) - Python logging made (stupidly) simple. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Delgan/loguru) (👨💻 77 · 🔀 800 · 📦 160K · 📋 1.2K - 21% open · ⏱️ 13.06.2026):
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tabulate (🥈34 · ⭐ 2.6K) - Pretty-print tabular data in Python, a library and a command-line.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/astanin/python-tabulate) (👨💻 110 · 🔀 190 · 📋 270 - 27% open · ⏱️ 11.03.2026):
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alive-progress (🥈32 · ⭐ 6.3K · 💤) - A new kind of Progress Bar, with real-time throughput, ETA,.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/rsalmei/alive-progress) (👨💻 11 · 🔀 230 · 📦 5.1K · 📋 250 - 5% open · ⏱️ 10.10.2025):
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progressbar2 (🥈32 · ⭐ 880) - Progressbar 2 - A progress bar for Python 2 and Python 3 - pip.. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/wolph/python-progressbar) (👨💻 110 · 🔀 100 · 📥 3.7K · 📋 230 - 2% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
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colorlog (🥉30 · ⭐ 960 · 💤) - A colored formatter for the python logging module. MIT
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notifiers (🥉29 · ⭐ 2.7K · 💤) - The easy way to send notifications. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/liiight/notifiers) (👨💻 27 · 🔀 110 · 📦 1.4K · 📋 110 - 36% open · ⏱️ 26.12.2025):
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wasabi (🥉27 · ⭐ 470) - A lightweight console printing and formatting toolkit. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/explosion/wasabi) (👨💻 14 · 🔀 25 · 📦 70K · 📋 10 - 50% open · ⏱️ 27.03.2026):
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better-exceptions (🥉25 · ⭐ 4.7K · 💤) - Pretty and useful exceptions in Python, automatically. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Qix-/better-exceptions) (👨💻 19 · 🔀 220 · 📋 84 - 40% open · ⏱️ 22.10.2025):
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stackprinter (🥉25 · ⭐ 1.3K) - Debugging-friendly exceptions for Python. MIT
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- prettytable (🥈35 · ⭐ 1.7K) - Display tabular data in a visually appealing ASCII table..❗Unlicensed
- logbook (🥉30 · ⭐ 1.5K) - A cool logging replacement for Python. ❗Unlicensed
- python-coloredlogs (🥉30 · ⭐ 560 · 💀) - Colored terminal output for Pythons logging module. MIT
- python-json-logger (🥉28 · ⭐ 1.8K · 💀) - Json Formatter for the standard python logger. BSD-2
- rebound (🥉25 · ⭐ 4.1K · 💀) - Instant Stack Overflow results whenever an exception is thrown. ❗️GPL-3.0
- PrettyErrors (🥉23 · ⭐ 2.9K · 💀) - Prettify Python exception output to make it legible. MIT
- python-devtools (🥉21 · ⭐ 1.1K · 💀) - Dev tools for python. MIT
- tbvaccine (🥉17 · ⭐ 380 · 💀) - A small utility to pretty-print Python tracebacks. MIT
Shell¤
xxh (🥉22 · ⭐ 6K) - Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish,.. BSD-2
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- xonsh (🥇38 · ⭐ 9.5K) - Python-powered shell. Full-featured, cross-platform and AI-..❗️BSD-1-Clause
Documentation¤
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mkdocs-material (🥇42 · ⭐ 27K) - Documentation that simply works. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material) (👨💻 330 · 🔀 4.1K · 📦 89K · 📋 2.7K - 0% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
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mkdocs (🥇40 · ⭐ 22K · 💤) - Project documentation with Markdown. BSD-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs) (👨💻 260 · 🔀 2.6K · 📦 100K · 📋 2.1K - 6% open · ⏱️ 20.10.2025):
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sphinx_rtd_theme (🥈36 · ⭐ 5.1K) - Sphinx theme from Read the Docs. MIT
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Griffe (🥈35 · ⭐ 660) - Signatures for entire Python programs. Extract the structure, the frame,.. ISC
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mkdocstrings (🥈33 · ⭐ 2.1K) - Automatic documentation from sources, for MkDocs. ISC
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xdoctest (🥉26 · ⭐ 220) - A rewrite of Pythons builtin doctest module (with pytest plugin.. Apache-2
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- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/xdoctest) (📥 890K / month · 📦 260 · ⏱️ 27.03.2026):
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pytest-randomly (🥉25 · ⭐ 710 · 📉) - Pytest plugin to randomly order tests and control random.seed. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-randomly) (👨💻 20 · 🔀 35 · 📦 12K · 📋 77 - 11% open · ⏱️ 12.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pytest-randomly) (📦 940 · ⏱️ 20.04.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-randomly) (📥 400K · ⏱️ 22.04.2025):
pytest-docker (🥉25 · ⭐ 490 · 💤) - Docker-based integration tests. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/avast/pytest-docker) (👨💻 30 · 🔀 77 · 📥 290 · 📦 2.7K · 📋 62 - 33% open · ⏱️ 12.11.2025):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pytest-docker) (📥 1.8M / month · 📦 150 · ⏱️ 12.11.2025):
pytest-datadir (🥉25 · ⭐ 280) - pytest plugin for manipulating test data directories and.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/gabrielcnr/pytest-datadir) (👨💻 16 · 🔀 25 · 📥 99 · 📦 2.3K · 📋 23 - 13% open · ⏱️ 16.03.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pytest-datadir) (📥 1.5M / month · 📦 270 · ⏱️ 30.07.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-datadir) (📥 520K · ⏱️ 30.07.2025):
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- pyautogui (🥈36 · ⭐ 13K · 💀) - A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings...BSD-3
- nose (🥈33 · ⭐ 1.4K · 💀) - nose is nicer testing for python. ❗️LGPL-2.1+
- uiautomator (🥉27 · ⭐ 2.1K · 💀) - Python wrapper of Android uiautomator test tool. MIT
- PyHamcrest (🥉27 · ⭐ 810) - Hamcrest matchers for Python. ❗Unlicensed
- green (🥉27 · ⭐ 800 · 💀) - Green is a clean, colorful, fast python test runner. MIT
- ddt (🥉27 · ⭐ 440 · 💀) - Data-Driven Tests for Python Unittest. MIT
- pytest-watch (🥉26 · ⭐ 760 · 💀) - Local continuous test runner with pytest and watchdog. MIT MIT
- pytest-lazy-fixture (🥉24 · ⭐ 400 · 💀) - It helps to use fixtures in pytest.mark.parametrize. MIT BSD-2
- pytest-plugins (🥉22 · ⭐ 600 · 💀) - A grab-bag of nifty pytest plugins. MIT
- assertpy (🥉21 · ⭐ 520 · 💀) - Simple assertion library for unit testing in python with a fluent.. BSD-3
- fake2db (🥉18 · ⭐ 2.4K · 💀) - create custom test databases that are populated with fake data. ❗️GPL-2.0
- pytest-play (🥉17 · ⭐ 72 · 💀) - pytest plugin that let you automate actions and.. Apache-2 Code Packaging¤
🔗 Python.org Packaging - An Overview of Packaging for Python.
pyinstaller (🥇44 · ⭐ 13K) - Freeze (package) Python programs into stand-alone executables. ❗️GPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller) (👨💻 490 · 🔀 2K · 📥 750K · 📦 89K · 📋 5.6K - 5% open · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyinstaller) (📥 10M / month · 📦 2.3K · ⏱️ 13.06.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pyinstaller) (📥 2M · ⏱️ 15.06.2026):
Nuitka (🥇40 · ⭐ 15K) - Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python. Its fully compatible.. ❗️AGPL-3.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka) (👨💻 210 · 🔀 780 · 📦 3.9K · 📋 2.9K - 6% open · ⏱️ 22.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/nuitka) (📥 430K / month · 📦 240 · ⏱️ 21.06.2026):
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pex (🥈35 · ⭐ 4.2K) - A tool for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files, lock files and venvs. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pex-tool/pex) (👨💻 130 · 🔀 310 · 📥 660K · 📋 1.2K - 4% open · ⏱️ 04.07.2026):
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briefcase (🥈34 · ⭐ 3.3K) - Tools to support converting a Python project into a standalone.. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/beeware/briefcase) (👨💻 220 · 🔀 520 · 📥 1.3K · 📦 870 · 📋 1K - 16% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
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cx_Freeze (🥈30 · ⭐ 1.6K) - Creates standalone executables from Python scripts with the.. ❗Unlicensed
- [GitHub](https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze) (👨💻 120 · 🔀 240 · 📋 1.1K - 4% open · ⏱️ 09.07.2026):
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py2exe (🥉29 · ⭐ 990) - Create standalone Windows programs from Python code. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/py2exe/py2exe) (👨💻 25 · 🔀 110 · 📥 27K · 📦 2.2K · 📋 190 - 9% open · ⏱️ 21.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/py2exe) (📥 14K / month · 📦 12 · ⏱️ 21.06.2026):
py2app (🥉28 · ⭐ 420) - py2app is a Python setuptools command which will allow you to make.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ronaldoussoren/py2app) (👨💻 31 · 🔀 45 · 📦 5.6K · 📋 540 - 41% open · ⏱️ 26.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/py2app) (📥 67K / month · 📦 42 · ⏱️ 13.02.2026):
constructor (🥉27 · ⭐ 500) - tool for creating installers from conda packages. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/conda/constructor) (👨💻 81 · 🔀 180 · 📥 290 · 📦 27 · 📋 450 - 9% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/anaconda/constructor) (📥 26K · ⏱️ 07.07.2026):
shiv (🥉24 · ⭐ 1.9K) - shiv is a command line utility for building fully self contained Python.. BSD-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/linkedin/shiv) (👨💻 45 · 🔀 110 · 📥 2.9K · 📋 150 - 43% open · ⏱️ 22.05.2026):
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- packaging (🥈39 · ⭐ 740) - Core utilities for Python packages.❗Unlicensed
- PyOxidizer (🥉27 · ⭐ 6.1K · 💀) - A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool. MPL-2.0
- pynsist (🥉23 · ⭐ 990 · 💀) - Build Windows installers for Python applications. MIT
- xar (🥉18 · ⭐ 1.6K · 💀) - executable archive format. BSD-3
- subpar (🥉12 · ⭐ 570 · 💀) - Subpar is a utility for creating self-contained python.. Apache-2
- pyship (🥉12 · ⭐ 45) - pyship - ship Python desktop apps to end users. MIT
Build Tools¤
setuptools (🥇46 · ⭐ 2.8K · 📈) - Official project repository for the Setuptools build system. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools) (👨💻 650 · 🔀 1.4K · 📦 860K · 📋 2.9K - 22% open · ⏱️ 05.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/setuptools) (📥 1.3B / month · 📦 34K · ⏱️ 04.07.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/setuptools) (📥 210M · ⏱️ 09.03.2026):
setuptools_scm (🥇39 · ⭐ 950) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools-scm) (👨💻 160 · 🔀 240 · 📥 1K · 📦 33K · 📋 700 - 2% open · ⏱️ 29.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/setuptools_scm) (📥 110M / month · 📦 2.7K · ⏱️ 25.06.2026):
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scons (🥈38 · ⭐ 2.4K) - SCons - a software construction tool. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/SCons/scons) (👨💻 170 · 🔀 350 · 📥 2.1K · 📦 4.3K · 📋 3.5K - 18% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/scons) (📥 940K / month · 📦 58 · ⏱️ 16.11.2025):
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twine (🥈37 · ⭐ 1.8K) - Utilities for interacting with PyPI. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/twine) (👨💻 130 · 🔀 330 · 📥 160 · 📦 140K · 📋 560 - 9% open · ⏱️ 09.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/twine) (📥 34M / month · 📦 23K · ⏱️ 04.09.2025):
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invoke (🥈36 · ⭐ 4.8K) - Pythonic task management & command execution. BSD-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyinvoke/invoke) (👨💻 63 · 🔀 390 · 📦 34K · 📋 860 - 51% open · ⏱️ 07.04.2026):
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wheel (🥈35 · ⭐ 560 · 📉) - The official binary distribution format for Python. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/wheel) (👨💻 89 · 🔀 180 · 📦 390K · 📋 420 - 2% open · ⏱️ 10.05.2026):
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flit (🥉34 · ⭐ 2.2K) - Simplified packaging of Python modules. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pypa/flit) (👨💻 83 · 🔀 160 · 📦 2.8K · 📋 450 - 29% open · ⏱️ 29.04.2026):
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buildbot (🥉32 · ⭐ 5.5K) - Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull.. ❗️GPL-2.0
- [GitHub](https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot) (👨💻 900 · 🔀 1.6K · 📥 110K · 📦 410 · 📋 1.9K - 41% open · ⏱️ 19.06.2026):
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doit (🥉32 · ⭐ 2.1K) - CLI task management & automation tool. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pydoit/doit) (👨💻 70 · 🔀 190 · 📦 2.3K · 📋 320 - 29% open · ⏱️ 12.02.2026):
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pybuilder (🥉25 · ⭐ 2K) - Software build automation tool for Python. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pybuilder/pybuilder) (👨💻 40 · 🔀 270 · 📋 530 - 19% open · ⏱️ 02.04.2026):
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- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pybuilder) (📥 390K · ⏱️ 02.04.2026):
universal-build (🥉14 · ⭐ 27 · 💀) - Universal build utilities for containerized build pipelines. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ml-tooling/universal-build) (👨💻 5 · 🔀 8 · 📥 26 · 📋 4 - 25% open · ⏱️ 15.09.2022):
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- buildout (🥉28 · ⭐ 620) - Buildout is a deployment automation tool written in and extended..❗️ZPL-2.1
- paver (🥉22 · ⭐ 460 · 💀) - Python-based project scripting. BSD-3
- pynt (🥉17 · ⭐ 160 · 💀) - A pynt of Python build. MIT
System Monitoring & Profiling¤
psutil (🥇46 · ⭐ 11K) - Cross-platform lib for process and system monitoring in Python. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil) (👨💻 240 · 🔀 1.5K · 📦 800K · 📋 2K - 19% open · ⏱️ 06.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/psutil) (📥 360M / month · 📦 20K · ⏱️ 28.01.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/psutil) (📥 65M · ⏱️ 29.01.2026):
py-spy (🥈36 · ⭐ 15K) - Sampling profiler for Python programs. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/benfred/py-spy) (👨💻 57 · 🔀 530 · 📥 60K · 📦 8.7K · 📋 460 - 49% open · ⏱️ 08.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/py-spy) (📥 21M / month · 📦 240 · ⏱️ 24.04.2026):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-spy) (📥 880K · ⏱️ 27.04.2026):
- [Cargo](https://crates.io/crates/py-spy) (📦 5 · ⏱️ 24.04.2026):
memray (🥈36 · ⭐ 15K) - Memray is a memory profiler for Python. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/bloomberg/memray) (👨💻 71 · 🔀 450 · 📦 2.2K · 📋 290 - 17% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/memray) (📥 15M / month · 📦 150 · ⏱️ 08.04.2026):
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Scalene (🥈35 · ⭐ 13K) - Scalene: a high-performance, high-precision CPU, GPU, and memory.. Apache-2
- [GitHub](https://github.com/plasma-umass/scalene) (👨💻 62 · 🔀 440 · 📦 1K · 📋 520 - 28% open · ⏱️ 05.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/scalene) (📥 280K / month · 📦 75 · ⏱️ 12.05.2026):
pyinstrument (🥈35 · ⭐ 8K) - Call stack profiler for Python. Shows you why your code is slow!. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/joerick/pyinstrument) (👨💻 76 · 🔀 290 · 📦 4.5K · 📋 190 - 13% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pyinstrument) (📥 9.7M / month · 📦 240 · ⏱️ 04.01.2026):
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line_profiler (🥈29 · ⭐ 3.2K) - Line-by-line profiling for Python. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pyutils/line_profiler) (👨💻 55 · 🔀 140 · 📥 3.1K · 📋 150 - 37% open · ⏱️ 26.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/line_profiler) (📥 2.7M / month · 📦 400 · ⏱️ 23.02.2026):
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Yappi (🥈29 · ⭐ 1.7K) - Yet Another Python Profiler, but this time multithreading, asyncio and.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/sumerc/yappi) (👨💻 35 · 🔀 82 · 📦 1.7K · 📋 98 - 18% open · ⏱️ 08.07.2026):
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- Glances (🥇37 · ⭐ 33K) - Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for..❗Unlicensed
- Bpytop (🥈29 · ⭐ 11K · 💀) - Linux/OSX/FreeBSD resource monitor. Apache-2
- memory-profiler (🥈29 · ⭐ 4.6K · 💀) - Monitor Memory usage of Python code. BSD-3
- Diamond (🥉28 · ⭐ 1.8K · 💀) - Diamond is a python daemon that collects system metrics and publishes.. MIT
- memory_profiler (🥉27 · ⭐ 4.5K · 💀) - Monitor Memory usage of Python code. BSD-3
- pympler (🥉27 · ⭐ 1.4K · 💀) - Development tool to measure, monitor and analyze the memory.. Apache-2
- vprof (🥉24 · ⭐ 4K · 💀) - Visual profiler for Python. BSD-2
- Profiling (🥉20 · ⭐ 3K · 💀) - Was an interactive continuous Python profiler. BSD-3
- heartrate (🥉19 · ⭐ 1.8K · 💀) - Simple real time visualisation of the execution of a Python program. MIT
- pyheat (🥉18 · ⭐ 840 · 💀) - pprofile + matplotlib = Python program profiled as an awesome heatmap!. MIT
- livepython (🥉12 · ⭐ 2.6K · 💀) - Visually trace Python code in real-time. MIT
AST Tools¤
executing (🥇31 · ⭐ 400) - Get information about what a Python frame is currently doing,.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/alexmojaki/executing) (👨💻 12 · 🔀 39 · 📦 340K · 📋 55 - 38% open · ⏱️ 13.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/executing) (📥 140M / month · 📦 800 · ⏱️ 01.09.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/executing) (📥 28M · ⏱️ 01.09.2025):
astor (🥈28 · ⭐ 860) - Python AST read/write. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor) (👨💻 35 · 🔀 110 · 📋 130 - 24% open · ⏱️ 17.02.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/astor) (📥 30M / month · 📦 620 · ⏱️ 10.12.2019):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/astor) (📥 2.9M · ⏱️ 22.04.2025):
asteval (🥈28 · ⭐ 220) - minimalistic evaluator of python expression using ast module. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/newville/asteval) (👨💻 28 · 🔀 49 · ⏱️ 11.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/asteval) (📥 5.6M / month · 📦 210 · ⏱️ 11.06.2026):
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gast (🥈28 · ⭐ 150) - Python AST that abstracts the underlying Python version. BSD-3
- [GitHub](https://github.com/serge-sans-paille/gast) (👨💻 13 · 🔀 40 · 📦 220K · ⏱️ 24.06.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/gast) (📥 18M / month · 📦 530 · ⏱️ 29.11.2025):
- [Conda](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/gast) (📥 4.4M · ⏱️ 30.11.2025):
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- astunparse (🥈28 · ⭐ 230 · 💀) - An AST unparser for Python.BSD-3
- typed_ast (🥉24 · ⭐ 230 · 💀) - Modified fork of CPythons ast module that parses `# type:`.. Apache-2
Others¤
pre-commit (🥇42 · ⭐ 15K) - A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit.. MIT
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit) (👨💻 170 · 🔀 970 · 📥 7M · 📦 280K · 📋 2.3K - 1% open · ⏱️ 19.05.2026):
- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/pre-commit) (📥 160M / month · 📦 33K · ⏱️ 21.04.2026):
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