πΒ A ranked list of awesome python developer tools and libraries. Updated weekly.
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- 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
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Β Flake8 related project
Β Pytest related project
Β Pylint related project
Β Sphinx related project
Β MkDocs related project
pylint (π₯41 Β· β 5.5K) - Its not just a linter that annoys you!. βοΈGPL-2.0
flake8 (π₯39 Β· β 3.7K) - Flake8 is a wrapper around these tools: PyFlakes; pycodestyle; Ned.. MIT
pycodestyle (π₯33 Β· β 5.1K) - Simple Python style checker in one Python file. MIT
wemake-python-styleguide (π₯33 Β· β 2.8K) - The strictest and most opinionated python linter ever!. MIT
beartype (π₯31 Β· β 3.1K) - Unbearably fast near-real-time hybrid runtime-static type-checking in.. MIT
flake8-bugbear (π₯28 Β· β 1.1K) - A plugin for Flake8 finding likely bugs and design problems.. MIT

flake8-comprehensions (π₯27 Β· β 470) - A flake8 plugin to help you write better.. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 16 Β· π 23 Β· π¦ 29K Β· π 61 - 8% open Β· β±οΈ 05.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/adamchainz/flake8-comprehensions
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PyPi (π¦ 700 Β· β±οΈ 27.10.2024):
pip install flake8-comprehensions
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Conda (π₯ 880K Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge flake8-comprehensions
pylint-django (π₯25 Β· β 610) - Pylint plugin for improving code analysis for when.. βοΈGPL-3.0

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 71 Β· π 120 Β· π₯ 420 Β· π¦ 32K Β· π 240 - 27% open Β· β±οΈ 24.06.2025):
git clone https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint-django
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PyPi (π¦ 120 Β· β±οΈ 10.10.2024):
pip install pylint-django
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Conda (π₯ 270K Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pylint-django
flake8-import-order (π₯25 Β· β 280) - Flake8 plugin that checks import order against.. βοΈLGPL-3.0

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 50 Β· π 73 Β· π₯ 9 Β· π 110 - 7% open Β· β±οΈ 06.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-import-order
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PyPi (π¦ 650 Β· β±οΈ 24.06.2025):
pip install flake8-import-order
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Conda (π₯ 310K Β· β±οΈ 26.06.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge flake8-import-order
flake8-isort (π₯25 Β· β 180 Β· π€) - flake8 plugin that integrates isort. βοΈGPL-2.0

check-manifest (π₯23 Β· β 290 Β· π€) - Tool to check the completeness of MANIFEST.in for Python.. MIT
flake8-eradicate (π₯22 Β· β 310 Β· π€) - Flake8 plugin to find commented out or dead code. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 17 Β· π 13 Β· π¦ 20K Β· π 40 - 20% open Β· β±οΈ 31.12.2024):
git clone https://github.com/wemake-services/flake8-eradicate
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PyPi (π¦ 170 Β· β±οΈ 31.05.2023):
pip install flake8-eradicate
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Conda (π₯ 24K Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge flake8-eradicate
hacking (π₯22 Β· β 240 Β· π€) - OpenStack Hacking Style Checks. Mirror of code maintained at.. Apache-2

flake8-black (π₯22 Β· β 170) - flake8 plugin to run black for checking Python coding style. MIT

mypy-protobuf (π₯21 Β· β 680 Β· π€) - open source tools to generate mypy stubs from protobufs. Apache-2
flake8-simplify (π₯19 Β· β 190) - A flake8 plugin that helps you to simplify code. MIT
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- pydocstyle (π₯29 Β· β 1.1K Β· π) - docstring style checker.
MIT
- pep8-naming (π₯26 Β· β 520) - Naming Convention checker for Python.
βοΈSaxpath
- darglint (π₯25 Β· β 480 Β· π) - A python documentation linter which checks that the docstring..
MIT
- flake8-quotes (π₯25 Β· β 180 Β· π) - Flake8 extension for checking quotes in python.
MIT
- coala (π₯23 Β· β 3.6K Β· π) - coala provides a unified command-line interface for linting and..
βοΈAGPL-3.0
- data-science-types (π₯22 Β· β 200 Β· π) - Mypy stubs, i.e., type information, for numpy, pandas..
Apache-2
- flake8-builtins (π₯22 Β· β 120 Β· π) - Check for python builtins being used as variables or..
βοΈGPL-2.0
- pylama (π₯21 Β· β 1.1K Β· π) - Code audit tool for python.
MIT
- flake8-commas (π₯20 Β· β 130 Β· π) - Flake8 extension for enforcing trailing commas in python.
MIT
- Fixit (π₯19 Β· β 680) - Advanced Python linting framework with auto-fixes and hierarchical..
βUnlicensed
- pandas-vet (π₯19 Β· β 170 Β· π) - A plugin for Flake8 that checks pandas code.
MIT
- flake8-bandit (π₯18 Β· β 110 Β· π) - Automated security testing using bandit and flake8.
MIT
- imhotep (π₯16 Β· β 220 Β· π) - A static-analysis bot for Github.
MIT
- pylint-flask (π₯16 Β· β 64 Β· π) - A Pylint plugin to analyze Flask applications.
βοΈGPL-2.0
- flake8-mypy (π₯15 Β· β 100 Β· π) - A plugin for flake8 integrating Mypy.
MIT
- bellybutton (π₯14 Β· β 280 Β· π) - Custom Python linting through AST expressions.
MIT
- flakehell (π₯14 Β· β 230 Β· π) - Flake8 wrapper to make it nice, legacy-friendly, configurable.
MIT
- pycycle (π₯13 Β· β 350 Β· π) - Tool for pinpointing circular imports in Python. Find cyclic imports..
MIT
- yala (π₯12 Β· β 16 Β· π) - Yet Another Linter Aggregator.
MIT
- linty_fresh (π₯11 Β· β 180 Β· π) - Surface lint errors during code review.
Apache-2
mypy
pyre-check (π₯28 Β· β 7.1K) - Performant type-checking for python. MIT
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- typeguard (π₯29 Β· β 1.7K) - Run-time type checker for Python.
βUnlicensed
autopep8 (π₯32 Β· β 4.6K Β· π€) - A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP.. MIT
docformatter (π₯28 Β· β 570) - Formats docstrings to follow PEP 257. MIT
autoimport (π₯14 Β· β 98 Β· π€) - Autoimport automatically fixes wrong import statements. βοΈGPL-3.0
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- pyformat (π₯15 Β· β 94 Β· π) - Formats Python code to follow a consistent style.
βοΈSaxpath
jedi (π₯39 Β· β 6K) - Awesome autocompletion, static analysis and refactoring library for python. MIT
rope (π₯34 Β· β 2.1K) - a python refactoring library. βοΈLGPL-3.0
pyupgrade (π₯31 Β· β 3.9K) - A tool (and pre-commit hook) to automatically upgrade syntax for newer.. MIT
autoflake (π₯25 Β· β 940) - Removes unused imports and unused variables as reported by pyflakes. MIT
MonkeyType (π₯24 Β· β 4.9K) - A Python library that generates static type annotations by.. BSD-3
add-trailing-comma (π₯19 Β· β 370) - A tool (and pre-commit hook) to automatically add trailing.. MIT
unimport (π₯17 Β· β 240) - The ultimate linter and formatter for removing unused import statements.. MIT
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- Bowler (π₯21 Β· β 1.6K Β· π) - Safe code refactoring for modern Python.
MIT
- eradicate (π₯21 Β· β 210) - Removes commented-out code from Python files.
βοΈSaxpath
- redbaron (π₯20 Β· β 710 Β· π) - Bottom-up approach to refactoring in python.
βοΈLGPL-3.0
- baron (π₯19 Β· β 300 Β· π) - IDE allow you to refactor code, Baron allows you to write..
βοΈLGPL-3.0
- pyannotate (π₯18 Β· β 1.4K Β· π) - Auto-generate PEP-484 annotations.
Apache-2
- unify (π₯16 Β· β 96 Β· π) - Modifies strings to all use the same quote where possible.
MIT
- pep8ify (π₯14 Β· β 120 Β· π) - A library that modifies python source code to conform to pep8.
Apache-2
- retype (π₯13 Β· β 140 Β· π) - Re-apply type annotations from .pyi stubs to your codebase.
MIT
- massedit (π₯13 Β· β 110 Β· π) - Programmatically edit text files with Python. Useful for source to..
MIT
bandit (π₯35 Β· β 7.2K) - Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python.. Apache-2
safety (π₯33 Β· β 1.9K) - Safety checks Python dependencies for known security vulnerabilities and.. MIT
sqlmap (π₯30 Β· β 35K) - Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool. βοΈGPL-3.0
detect-secrets (π₯23 Β· β 4.2K Β· π€) - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing.. Apache-2
dlint (π₯17 Β· β 170 Β· π€) - Dlint is a tool for encouraging best coding practices and helping.. BSD-3
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- pyarmor (π₯28 Β· β 4.5K) - A tool used to obfuscate python scripts, bind obfuscated scripts..
βοΈSGI-B-2.0
- dodgy (π₯18 Β· β 120 Β· π) - Looks at Python code to search for things which look dodgy such as..
MIT
- pyt (π₯16 Β· β 2.2K Β· π) - A Static Analysis Tool for Detecting Security Vulnerabilities in..
βοΈGPL-2.0
virtualenv (π₯40 Β· β 5K) - Virtual Python Environment builder. MIT
nodeenv (π₯31 Β· β 1.7K Β· π€) - Virtual environment for Node.js & integrator with virtualenv. BSD-3
pyenv-virtualenv (π₯20 Β· β 6.6K) - a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv). MIT
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 65 Β· π 420 Β· π¦ 21 Β· π 360 - 27% open Β· β±οΈ 17.05.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv
pyenv-installer (π₯16 Β· β 4.1K) - This tool is used to install `pyenv` and friends. MIT
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 42 Β· π 460 Β· π 87 - 9% open Β· β±οΈ 24.04.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer
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- dh-virtualenv (π₯16 Β· β 1.6K Β· π) - Python virtualenvs in Debian packages.
βοΈGPL-2.0
- vex (π₯16 Β· β 370 Β· π) - Run a command in the named virtualenv.
MIT
- pipenv-pipes (π₯12 Β· β 130 Β· π) - A PipEnv Environment Switcher.
MIT
- freshenv (π₯11 Β· β 170 Β· π) - Provision, share, manage local and cloud developer environments.
MPL-2.0
conda (π₯43 Β· β 7K) - A system-level, binary package and environment manager running on all major.. BSD-3
PDM (π₯35 Β· β 8.4K) - A modern Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP.. MIT
pip-tools (π₯35 Β· β 7.9K) - A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh. BSD-3
pipreqs (π₯27 Β· β 7.3K) - pipreqs - Generate pip requirements.txt file based on imports of any.. Apache-2
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prospector (π₯31 Β· β 2K) - Inspects Python source files and provides information about type.. βοΈGPL-2.0
mccabe (π₯28 Β· β 660 Β· π) - McCabe complexity checker for Python. βοΈSaxpath
cohesion (π₯14 Β· β 240 Β· π€) - A tool for measuring Python class cohesion. βοΈGPL-3.0
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rich (π₯43 Β· β 53K) - Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal. MIT
tqdm (π₯38 Β· β 30K Β· π€) - A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI. MPL-2.0
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 130 Β· π 1.4K Β· π₯ 15K Β· π¦ 1.1M Β· π 1.2K - 49% open Β· β±οΈ 12.11.2024):
git clone https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm
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PyPi (π¦ 43K Β· β±οΈ 24.11.2024):
pip install tqdm
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Conda (π₯ 40M Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge tqdm
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Docker Hub (π₯ 5.2K Β· β 2 Β· β±οΈ 14.12.2024):
docker pull tqdm/tqdm
sentry-sdk (π₯35 Β· β 2.1K) - The official Python SDK for Sentry.io. MIT
tabulate (π₯31 Β· β 2.4K) - Pretty-print tabular data in Python, a library and a command-line.. MIT
alive-progress (π₯30 Β· β 6K) - A new kind of Progress Bar, with real-time throughput, ETA, and.. MIT
python-json-logger (π₯29 Β· β 1.8K Β· π€) - Json Formatter for the standard python logger. BSD-2
progressbar2 (π₯26 Β· β 880 Β· π€) - Progressbar 2 - A progress bar for Python 2 and Python 3 -.. BSD-3
python-devtools (π₯21 Β· β 1K Β· π€) - Dev tools for python. MIT
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- prettytable (π₯32 Β· β 1.5K) - Display tabular data in a visually appealing ASCII table..
βUnlicensed
- rebound (π₯24 Β· β 4.1K Β· π) - Instant Stack Overflow results whenever an exception is thrown.
βοΈGPL-2.0
- python-coloredlogs (π₯24 Β· β 550 Β· π) - Colored terminal output for Pythons logging module.
MIT
- wasabi (π₯24 Β· β 460 Β· π) - A lightweight console printing and formatting toolkit.
MIT
- stackprinter (π₯21 Β· β 1.3K Β· π) - Debugging-friendly exceptions for Python.
MIT
- PrettyErrors (π₯20 Β· β 2.9K Β· π) - Prettify Python exception output to make it legible.
MIT
- better-exceptions (π₯19 Β· β 4.7K Β· π) - Pretty and useful exceptions in Python, automatically.
MIT
- tbvaccine (π₯13 Β· β 380 Β· π) - A small utility to pretty-print Python tracebacks.
MIT
xxh (π₯18 Β· β 5.7K) - Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell,.. BSD-2
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- xonsh (π₯34 Β· β 8.9K) - Python-powered shell. Full-featured and cross-platform.
βοΈBSD-1-Clause
πΒ best-of-mkdocs ( β 1.5K) - Collection of MkDocs projects and plugins.
mkdocs-material (π₯40 Β· β 24K) - Documentation that simply works. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 320 Β· π 3.8K Β· π¦ 72K Β· π 2.6K - 0% open Β· β±οΈ 06.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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PyPi (π¦ 4.9K Β· β±οΈ 26.07.2025):
pip install mkdocs-material
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Conda (π₯ 740K Β· β±οΈ 27.07.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge mkdocs-material
sphinx_rtd_theme (π₯33 Β· β 4.9K) - Sphinx theme from Read the Docs. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 120 Β· π 1.8K Β· π¦ 16 Β· π 920 - 27% open Β· β±οΈ 20.02.2025):
git clone https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme
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PyPi (π¦ 13K Β· β±οΈ 13.11.2024):
pip install sphinx_rtd_theme
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Conda (π₯ 4.5M Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge sphinx_rtd_theme
sphinx-autodoc-typehints (π₯30 Β· β 580) - Type hints support for the Sphinx autodoc extension. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 61 Β· π 110 Β· π¦ 57K Β· π 210 - 19% open Β· β±οΈ 06.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/tox-dev/sphinx-autodoc-typehints
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PyPi (π¦ 3.9K Β· β±οΈ 25.04.2025):
pip install sphinx-autodoc-typehints
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Conda (π₯ 900K Β· β±οΈ 25.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge sphinx-autodoc-typehints
Griffe (π₯30 Β· β 510) - Signatures for entire Python programs. Extract the structure, the frame,.. ISC
mkdocstrings (π₯29 Β· β 2K) - Automatic documentation from sources, for MkDocs. ISC

pdoc3 (π₯25 Β· β 1.2K) - Auto-generate API documentation for Python projects. βοΈAGPL-3.0
blacken-docs (π₯24 Β· β 670) - Run `black` on python code blocks in documentation files. MIT
sphinx-autobuild (π₯24 Β· β 580) - Watch a Sphinx directory and rebuild the documentation.. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 34 Β· π 83 Β· π¦ 29K Β· π 110 - 19% open Β· β±οΈ 28.05.2025):
git clone https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-autobuild
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PyPi (π¦ 1.7K Β· β±οΈ 02.10.2024):
pip install sphinx-autobuild
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Conda (π₯ 380K Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge sphinx-autobuild
mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin (π₯20 Β· β 580) - A plugin for customizing the navigation structure of.. MIT

lazydocs (π₯19 Β· β 230) - Generate markdown API documentation from Google-style Python docstring... MIT
mkdocs-print-site-plugin (π₯17 Β· β 170) - MkDocs Plugin that adds an additional page that.. MIT

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- sphinx (π₯42 Β· β 7.3K) - The Sphinx documentation generator.
βUnlicensed
- alabaster (π₯30 Β· β 750 Β· π) - Lightweight, configurable Sphinx theme.
BSD-3
- numpydoc (π₯28 Β· β 340) - Numpys Sphinx extensions.
βUnlicensed
- pdoc (π₯26 Β· β 2.2K Β· π) - API Documentation for Python Projects.
βοΈMIT-0
- interrogate (π₯21 Β· β 640 Β· π) - Explain yourself! Interrogate a codebase for docstring coverage.
MIT
- sphinx-bootstrap-theme (π₯21 Β· β 590 Β· π) - Sphinx Bootstrap Theme.
MIT
- releases (π₯21 Β· β 180 Β· π) - A powerful Sphinx changelog-generating extension.
BSD-2
- portray (π₯19 Β· β 870 Β· π) - Your Project with Great Documentation.
MIT
- pycco (π₯19 Β· β 850 Β· π) - Literate-style documentation generator.
MIT
- mkdocs-with-pdf (π₯18 Β· β 370 Β· π) - Generate a single PDF file from MkDocs repository.
MIT
- mkdocs-pdf-export-plugin (π₯18 Β· β 340 Β· π) - An MkDocs plugin to export content pages as PDF files.
MIT
- sphinx-markdown-builder (π₯18 Β· β 160 Β· π) - DISCONTINUED: sphinx builder that outputs markdown..
MIT
- mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin (π₯15 Β· β 60 Β· π) - MkDocs plugin for setting revision date from git per..
MIT
- mkdocs-versioning (π₯13 Β· β 41 Β· π) - A tool that allows for versioning sites built with..
MIT
pyelftools (π₯29 Β· β 2.1K) - Parsing ELF and DWARF in Python. Unlicense
gdbgui (π₯26 Β· β 10K) - Browser-based frontend to gdb (gnu debugger). Add breakpoints, view.. βοΈGPL-3.0
python-hunter (π₯23 Β· β 830) - Hunter is a flexible code tracing toolkit. BSD-2
snoop (π₯21 Β· β 1.4K Β· π€) - A powerful set of Python debugging tools, based on PySnooper. MIT
pyrasite (π₯18 Β· β 2.8K) - Inject code into running Python processes. βοΈGPL-3.0
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- pdbpp (π₯25 Β· β 1.4K Β· π) - pdb++, a drop-in replacement for pdb (the Python debugger).
BSD-3
- Birdseye (π₯17 Β· β 1.7K Β· π) - Graphical Python debugger which lets you easily view the values of..
MIT
- python-manhole (π₯16 Β· β 390 Β· π) - Debugging manhole for python applications.
BSD-2
- reloadium (π₯15 Β· β 3K Β· π) - Hot Reloading and Profiling for Python.
Apache-2
πΒ best-of-web-python - Testing ( β 2.6K) - Testing libraries & tools for python web frameworks.
πΒ unittest - Unittest is a test framework included in the Python standard library.
pytest (π₯46 Β· β 13K) - The pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to.. MIT

robotframework (π₯39 Β· β 11K) - Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA. Apache-2
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 220 Β· π 2.5K Β· π₯ 570 Β· π¦ 14K Β· π 4.7K - 5% open Β· β±οΈ 04.07.2025):
git clone https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework
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PyPi (π¦ 950 Β· β±οΈ 04.07.2025):
pip install robotframework
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Conda (π₯ 230K Β· β±οΈ 07.07.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge robotframework
hypothesis (π₯39 Β· β 8K) - The property-based testing library for Python. MPL-2.0
tox (π₯36 Β· β 3.8K) - Command line driven CI frontend and development task automation tool. MIT

pytest-cov (π₯36 Β· β 1.9K) - Coverage plugin for pytest. MIT

pytest-xdist (π₯36 Β· β 1.7K) - pytest plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failures.. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 110 Β· π 240 Β· π₯ 280 Β· π¦ 120K Β· π 670 - 41% open Β· β±οΈ 05.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist
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PyPi (π¦ 5.6K Β· β±οΈ 01.07.2025):
pip install pytest-xdist
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Conda (π₯ 9M Β· β±οΈ 02.07.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pytest-xdist
pytest-asyncio (π₯35 Β· β 1.5K) - Asyncio support for pytest. Apache-2

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 72 Β· π 160 Β· π₯ 1.6K Β· π¦ 150K Β· π 380 - 13% open Β· β±οΈ 06.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-asyncio
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PyPi (π¦ 9K Β· β±οΈ 16.07.2025):
pip install pytest-asyncio
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Conda (π₯ 2.5M Β· β±οΈ 28.07.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pytest-asyncio
pytest-mock (π₯34 Β· β 2K) - Thin-wrapper around the mock package for easier use with pytest. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 79 Β· π 150 Β· π₯ 100 Β· π¦ 120K Β· π 160 - 6% open Β· β±οΈ 05.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-mock
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PyPi (π¦ 7.1K Β· β±οΈ 26.05.2025):
pip install pytest-mock
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Conda (π₯ 3.7M Β· β±οΈ 26.05.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pytest-mock
playwright-python (π₯32 Β· β 14K Β· π) - Python version of the Playwright testing and.. Apache-2
pytest-html (π₯31 Β· β 740) - Plugin for generating HTML reports for pytest results. MIT

pytest-bdd (π₯30 Β· β 1.4K) - BDD library for the pytest runner. MIT

coveralls-python (π₯30 Β· β 580) - Show coverage stats online via coveralls.io. MIT

asv (π₯29 Β· β 940) - Airspeed Velocity: A simple Python benchmarking tool with web-based reporting. BSD-3
mimesis (π₯28 Β· β 4.6K) - Mimesis is a robust data generator for Python that can produce a wide.. MIT
pytest-testinfra (π₯27 Β· β 2.4K) - Testinfra test your infrastructures. Apache-2

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 140 Β· π 360 Β· π¦ 2.5K Β· π 370 - 37% open Β· β±οΈ 23.07.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-testinfra
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PyPi (π¦ 20 Β· β±οΈ 30.03.2025):
pip install pytest-testinfra
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Conda (π₯ 31K Β· β±οΈ 22.04.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pytest-testinfra
factory_boy (π₯26 Β· β 3.7K) - A test fixtures replacement for Python. MIT
pytest-sugar (π₯26 Β· β 1.5K) - a plugin for py.test that changes the default look and feel.. BSD-3

pytest-benchmark (π₯26 Β· β 1.4K) - pytest fixture for benchmarking code. BSD-2

pytest-randomly (π₯25 Β· β 670) - Pytest plugin to randomly order tests and control random.seed. MIT
pytest-datadir (π₯25 Β· β 260) - pytest plugin for manipulating test data directories and.. MIT

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GitHub (π¨βπ» 14 Β· π 25 Β· π₯ 65 Β· π¦ 2K Β· π 23 - 13% open Β· β±οΈ 05.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/gabrielcnr/pytest-datadir
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PyPi (π¦ 270 Β· β±οΈ 30.07.2025):
pip install pytest-datadir
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Conda (π₯ 330K Β· β±οΈ 30.07.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pytest-datadir
pytest-mypy (π₯24 Β· β 260) - Mypy static type checker plugin for Pytest. MIT

pytest-testmon (π₯22 Β· β 900 Β· π€) - Selects tests affected by changed files. Executes the.. MIT

pytest-plugins (π₯21 Β· β 590 Β· π€) - A grab-bag of nifty pytest plugins. MIT
pytest-docker (π₯21 Β· β 470 Β· π) - Docker-based integration tests. MIT

xdoctest (π₯21 Β· β 210) - A rewrite of Pythons builtin doctest module (with pytest plugin.. Apache-2
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- pyautogui (π₯32 Β· β 12K Β· π) - A cross-platform GUI automation Python module for human beings...
BSD-3
- nose (π₯30 Β· β 1.4K Β· π) - nose is nicer testing for python.
βοΈLGPL-2.1+
- PyHamcrest (π₯24 Β· β 790 Β· π€) - Hamcrest matchers for Python.
βUnlicensed
- ddt (π₯24 Β· β 440 Β· π) - Data-Driven Tests for Python Unittest.
MIT
- pytest-watch (π₯23 Β· β 760 Β· π) - Local continuous test runner with pytest and watchdog.
MIT
- uiautomator (π₯22 Β· β 2.1K Β· π) - Python wrapper of Android uiautomator test tool.
MIT
- Mamba Test Runner (π₯21 Β· β 530 Β· π) - The definitive testing tool for Python. Born under the..
MIT
- pytest-lazy-fixture (π₯21 Β· β 390 Β· π) - It helps to use fixtures in pytest.mark.parametrize.
MIT
- sixpack (π₯20 Β· β 1.8K Β· π) - Sixpack is a language-agnostic a/b-testing framework.
BSD-2
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BSD-3
- fake2db (π₯16 Β· β 2.3K Β· π) - create custom test databases that are populated with fake data.
βοΈGPL-2.0
- pytest-play (π₯14 Β· β 70 Β· π) - pytest plugin that let you automate actions and..
Apache-2
πΒ Python.org Packaging - An Overview of Packaging for Python.
pyinstaller (π₯41 Β· β 13K) - Freeze (package) Python programs into stand-alone executables. βοΈGPL-2.0
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 480 Β· π 2K Β· π₯ 750K Β· π¦ 84K Β· π 5.5K - 5% open Β· β±οΈ 06.08.2025):
git clone https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller
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PyPi (π¦ 1.2K Β· β±οΈ 03.08.2025):
pip install pyinstaller
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Conda (π₯ 1.3M Β· β±οΈ 03.08.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge pyinstaller
Nuitka (π₯38 Β· β 14K) - Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python. Its fully compatible.. Apache-2
pex (π₯33 Β· β 4K) - A tool for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files, lock files and venvs. Apache-2
briefcase (π₯30 Β· β 3K) - Tools to support converting a Python project into a standalone native.. BSD-3
cx_Freeze (π₯29 Β· β 1.5K) - Creates standalone executables from Python scripts with the.. βUnlicensed
constructor (π₯26 Β· β 480) - tool for creating installers from conda packages. BSD-3
PyOxidizer (π₯25 Β· β 5.9K Β· π€) - A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool. MPL-2.0
shiv (π₯20 Β· β 1.9K Β· π€) - shiv is a command line utility for building fully self contained Python.. BSD-2
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- py2app (π₯23 Β· β 400 Β· π) - py2app is a Python setuptools command which will allow you to make..
MIT
- xar (π₯18 Β· β 1.6K Β· π) - executable archive format.
BSD-3
- subpar (π₯13 Β· β 570 Β· π) - Subpar is a utility for creating self-contained python..
Apache-2
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MIT
setuptools (π₯43 Β· β 2.7K) - Official project repository for the Setuptools build system. MIT
buildbot (π₯35 Β· β 5.4K) - Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull.. βοΈGPL-2.0
setuptools_scm (π₯35 Β· β 910) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags. MIT
universal-build (π₯12 Β· β 25 Β· π) - Universal build utilities for containerized build pipelines. MIT
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- doit (π₯28 Β· β 2K Β· π) - CLI task management & automation tool.
MIT
- buildout (π₯28 Β· β 590) - Buildout is a deployment automation tool written in and extended..
βοΈZPL-2.1
- paver (π₯19 Β· β 460 Β· π) - Python-based project scripting.
BSD-3
- pynt (π₯15 Β· β 160 Β· π) - A pynt of Python build.
MIT
Glances (π₯37 Β· β 29K) - Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for.. βοΈLGPL-3.0
py-spy (π₯33 Β· β 14K) - Sampling profiler for Python programs. MIT
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GitHub (π¨βπ» 52 Β· π 470 Β· π₯ 32K Β· π¦ 6.8K Β· π 430 - 47% open Β· β±οΈ 31.07.2025):
git clone https://github.com/benfred/py-spy
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PyPi (π¦ 110 Β· β±οΈ 31.07.2025):
pip install py-spy
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Conda (π₯ 690K Β· β±οΈ 01.08.2025):
conda install -c conda-forge py-spy
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Cargo (π₯ 1.4K / month Β· π¦ 4 Β· β±οΈ 31.07.2025):
cargo install py-spy
pyinstrument (π₯33 Β· β 7.3K) - Call stack profiler for Python. Shows you why your code is slow!. BSD-3
line_profiler (π₯29 Β· β 3.1K) - Line-by-line profiling for Python. BSD-3
Scalene (π₯28 Β· β 13K) - Scalene: a high-performance, high-precision CPU, GPU, and memory.. Apache-2
Yappi (π₯24 Β· β 1.6K Β· π€) - Yet Another Python Profiler, but this time multithreading, asyncio and.. MIT
pympler (π₯24 Β· β 1.3K) - Development tool to measure, monitor and analyze the memory behavior.. Apache-2
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- memory-profiler (π₯27 Β· β 4.5K Β· π) - Monitor Memory usage of Python code.
BSD-3
- memory_profiler (π₯25 Β· β 4.4K Β· π) - Monitor Memory usage of Python code.
BSD-3
- Diamond (π₯25 Β· β 1.8K Β· π) - Diamond is a python daemon that collects system metrics and publishes..
MIT
- vprof (π₯20 Β· β 4K Β· π) - Visual profiler for Python.
BSD-2
- Profiling (π₯18 Β· β 3K Β· π) - Was an interactive continuous Python profiler.
BSD-3
- heartrate (π₯18 Β· β 1.8K Β· π) - Simple real time visualisation of the execution of a Python program.
MIT
- pyheat (π₯15 Β· β 840 Β· π) - pprofile + matplotlib = Python program profiled as an awesome heatmap!.
MIT
- livepython (π₯12 Β· β 2.6K Β· π) - Visually trace Python code in real-time.
MIT
executing (π₯28 Β· β 360 Β· π€) - Get information about what a Python frame is currently doing,.. MIT
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- astor (π₯25 Β· β 850 Β· π) - Python AST read/write.
BSD-3
- astunparse (π₯25 Β· β 230 Β· π) - An AST unparser for Python.
BSD-3
- typed_ast (π₯24 Β· β 230 Β· π) - Modified fork of CPythons ast module that parses
# type:
..Apache-2
- asteval (π₯21 Β· β 200 Β· π) - minimalistic evaluator of python expression using ast module.
MIT
pre-commit (π₯39 Β· β 14K) - A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit.. MIT
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