Releases: ml-tooling/best-of-python-dev
Update: 2025.08.21
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- mkdocs-material (🥇40 · ⭐ 24K · 📈) - Documentation that simply works.
MIT
- setuptools_scm (🥈36 · ⭐ 920 · 📈) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags.
MIT
- memray (🥈34 · ⭐ 14K · 📈) - Memray is a memory profiler for Python.
Apache-2
- autopep8 (🥉33 · ⭐ 4.6K · 💤) - A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP..
MIT
- flake8-builtins (🥈26 · ⭐ 120 · 📈) - Check for python builtins being used as variables or..
❗️GPL-2.0
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- setuptools (🥇42 · ⭐ 2.7K · 📉) - Official project repository for the Setuptools build system.
MIT
- pipenv (🥇40 · ⭐ 25K · 📉) - Python Development Workflow for Humans.
MIT
- packaging (🥈35 · ⭐ 670 · 📉) - Core utilities for Python packages.
Apache-2
- pyinstrument (🥈33 · ⭐ 7.3K · 📉) - Call stack profiler for Python. Shows you why your code is..
BSD-3
- pipx (🥉31 · ⭐ 12K · 📉) - Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments.
MIT
Update: 2025.08.14
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- mypy (🥇46 · ⭐ 20K · 📈) - Optional static typing for Python.
MIT
- psutil (🥇43 · ⭐ 11K · 📈) - Cross-platform lib for process and system monitoring in Python.
BSD-3
- pytest-asyncio (🥇36 · ⭐ 1.5K · 📈) - Asyncio support for pytest.
Apache-2
- pyinstrument (🥈34 · ⭐ 7.3K · 📈) - Call stack profiler for Python. Shows you why your code is..
BSD-3
- flake8-builtins (🥉24 · ⭐ 120 · 📈) - Check for python builtins being used as variables or..
❗️GPL-2.0
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- sphinx (🥇41 · ⭐ 7.3K · 📉) - The Sphinx documentation generator.
❗Unlicensed
- mkdocs-material (🥇39 · ⭐ 24K · 📉) - Documentation that simply works.
MIT
- pyarmor (🥉27 · ⭐ 4.5K · 📉) - A tool used to obfuscate python scripts, bind obfuscated..
❗️SGI-B-2.0
- docformatter (🥉27 · ⭐ 570 · 📉) - Formats docstrings to follow PEP 257.
MIT
- flake8-comprehensions (🥈26 · ⭐ 470 · 📉) - A flake8 plugin to help you write better..
MIT
Update: 2025.08.07
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- playwright-python (🥈32 · ⭐ 14K · 📉) - Python version of the Playwright testing and..
Apache-2
- pdoc (🥈26 · ⭐ 2.2K · 📉) - API Documentation for Python Projects.
❗️MIT-0
- python-coloredlogs (🥉24 · ⭐ 550 · 💀) - Colored terminal output for Pythons logging module.
MIT
- detect-secrets (🥉23 · ⭐ 4.2K · 💤) - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing..
Apache-2
- pytest-docker (🥉21 · ⭐ 470 · 📉) - Docker-based integration tests.
MIT
Update: 2025.07.31
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- mkdocs-material (🥇42 · ⭐ 24K · 📈) - Documentation that simply works.
MIT
- pip-tools (🥈39 · ⭐ 7.9K · 📈) - A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh.
BSD-3
- setuptools_scm (🥈38 · ⭐ 910 · 📈) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags.
MIT
- pybuilder (🥉27 · ⭐ 1.8K · 📈) - Software build automation tool for Python.
Apache-2
- pyrasite (🥉22 · ⭐ 2.8K · 📈) - Inject code into running Python processes.
❗️GPL-3.0
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- Nuitka (🥇39 · ⭐ 14K · 📉) - Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python. Its fully..
Apache-2
- playwright-python (🥇39 · ⭐ 13K · 📉) - Python version of the Playwright testing and..
Apache-2
- tox (🥇39 · ⭐ 3.8K · 📉) - Command line driven CI frontend and development task automation tool.
MIT
- mimesis (🥈32 · ⭐ 4.6K · 📉) - Mimesis is a robust data generator for Python that can produce a wide..
MIT
- mkdocs-print-site-plugin (🥉23 · ⭐ 170 · 📉) - MkDocs Plugin that adds an additional page that..
MIT
Update: 2025.07.24
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- psutil (🥇46 · ⭐ 11K · 📈) - Cross-platform lib for process and system monitoring in Python.
BSD-3
- pre-commit (🥇42 · ⭐ 14K · 📈) - A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit..
MIT
- tabulate (🥈34 · ⭐ 2.4K · 📈) - Pretty-print tabular data in Python, a library and a command-line..
MIT
- alive-progress (🥈33 · ⭐ 5.9K · 📈) - A new kind of Progress Bar, with real-time throughput, ETA,..
MIT
- ddt (🥉27 · ⭐ 440 · 💀) - Data-Driven Tests for Python Unittest.
MIT
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- setuptools (🥇46 · ⭐ 2.7K · 📉) - Official project repository for the Setuptools build system.
MIT
- prospector (🥇33 · ⭐ 2K · 📉) - Inspects Python source files and provides information about..
❗️GPL-2.0
- pytype (🥉32 · ⭐ 4.9K · 📉) - A static type analyzer for Python code.
Apache-2
- pylint-django (🥈28 · ⭐ 610 · 📉) - Pylint plugin for improving code analysis for when..
❗️GPL-3.0
- pyrasite (🥉19 · ⭐ 2.8K · 📉) - Inject code into running Python processes.
❗️GPL-3.0
Update: 2025.07.17
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- rich (🥇46 · ⭐ 53K · 📈) - Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the..
MIT
- pyinstrument (🥈36 · ⭐ 7.2K · 📈) - Call stack profiler for Python. Shows you why your code is..
BSD-3
- safety (🥈36 · ⭐ 1.9K · 📈) - Safety checks Python dependencies for known security vulnerabilities..
MIT
- py2exe (🥉28 · ⭐ 950 · 📈) - Create standalone Windows programs from Python code.
MIT
- pytest-datadir (🥉27 · ⭐ 260 · 📈) - pytest plugin for manipulating test data directories and..
MIT
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- autopep8 (🥉35 · ⭐ 4.6K · 📉) - A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP..
MIT
- ruff (🥈30 · ⭐ 41K · 📉) - An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust.
MIT
- detect-secrets (🥉29 · ⭐ 4.2K · 📉) - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing..
Apache-2
- ddt (🥉25 · ⭐ 440 · 💀) - Data-Driven Tests for Python Unittest.
MIT
- xxh (🥉19 · ⭐ 5.7K · 📉) - Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell,..
BSD-2
Update: 2024.05.30
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- pipenv (🥇45 · ⭐ 25K · 📈) - Python Development Workflow for Humans.
MIT
- playwright-python (🥇39 · ⭐ 11K · 📈) - Python version of the Playwright testing and..
Apache-2
- scons (🥈38 · ⭐ 2K · 📈) - SCons - a software construction tool.
MIT
- memray (🥈35 · ⭐ 13K · 📈) - Memray is a memory profiler for Python.
Apache-2
- asteval (🥉24 · ⭐ 170 · 📈) - minimalistic evaluator of python expression using ast module.
MIT
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- pytest-asyncio (🥈36 · ⭐ 1.3K · 📉) - Asyncio support for pytest.
Apache-2
- progressbar2 (🥈33 · ⭐ 850 · 📉) - Progressbar 2 - A progress bar for Python 2 and Python 3 -..
BSD-3
- pdoc (🥈31 · ⭐ 1.8K · 📉) - API Documentation for Python Projects.
Unlicense
- Yappi (🥈29 · ⭐ 1.4K · 📉) - Yet Another Python Profiler, but this time multithreading, asyncio and..
MIT
- pytest-testmon (🥉26 · ⭐ 800 · 📉) - Selects tests affected by changed files. Executes the..
MIT
Update: 2024.05.23
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- pylint (🥇43 · ⭐ 5.1K · 📈) - Its not just a linter that annoys you!.
❗️GPL-2.0
- playwright-python (🥈38 · ⭐ 11K · 📈) - Python version of the Playwright testing and..
Apache-2
- packaging (🥈38 · ⭐ 590 · 📈) - Core utilities for Python packages.
Apache-2
- structlog (🥈37 · ⭐ 3.2K · 📈) - Simple, powerful, and fast logging for Python.
Apache-2
- pep8-naming (🥈30 · ⭐ 490 · 📈) - Naming Convention checker for Python.
❗️Saxpath
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- Scalene (🥈32 · ⭐ 11K · 📉) - Scalene: a high-performance, high-precision CPU, GPU, and memory..
Apache-2
- nox (🥈32 · ⭐ 1.2K · 📉) - Flexible test automation for Python.
Apache-2
- vulture (🥈30 · ⭐ 3.1K · 📉) - Find dead Python code.
MIT
- asv (🥉30 · ⭐ 840 · 📉) - Airspeed Velocity: A simple Python benchmarking tool with web-based..
BSD-3
- mamba (🥉29 · ⭐ 6.4K · 📉) - The Fast Cross-Platform Package Manager.
BSD-3
Update: 2024.05.16
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- Glances (🥇40 · ⭐ 25K · 📈) - Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for..
❗️LGPL-3.0
- pytest-xdist (🥇40 · ⭐ 1.4K · 📈) - pytest plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-..
MIT
- pyright (🥈39 · ⭐ 12K · 📈) - Static Type Checker for Python.
MIT
- pip-tools (🥈39 · ⭐ 7.5K · 📈) - A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh.
BSD-3
- pyre-check (🥉35 · ⭐ 6.7K · 📈) - Performant type-checking for python.
MIT
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- tqdm (🥇42 · ⭐ 28K · 📉) - A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI.
MPL-2.0
- pyflakes (🥇36 · ⭐ 1.3K · 📉) - A simple program which checks Python source files for errors.
MIT
- setuptools_scm (🥈35 · ⭐ 820 · 📉) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags.
MIT
- asv (🥉31 · ⭐ 840 · 📉) - Airspeed Velocity: A simple Python benchmarking tool with web-based..
BSD-3
- pytest-mypy (🥉26 · ⭐ 240 · 📉) - Mypy static type checker plugin for Pytest.
MIT
Update: 2024.05.09
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Projects that have a higher project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons, such as increased downloads or code activity.
- Glances (🥇38 · ⭐ 25K · 📈) - Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for..
❗️LGPL-3.0
- pipx (🥈36 · ⭐ 9K · 📈) - Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments.
MIT
- setuptools_scm (🥈36 · ⭐ 820 · 📈) - the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags.
MIT
- detect-secrets (🥈33 · ⭐ 3.5K · 📈) - An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing..
Apache-2
- flake8-commas (🥉27 · ⭐ 130 · 📈) - Flake8 extension for enforcing trailing commas in python.
MIT
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Projects that have a lower project-quality score compared to the last update. There might be a variety of reasons such as decreased downloads or code activity.
- poetry (🥈41 · ⭐ 30K · 📉) - Python packaging and dependency management made easy.
MIT
- pycodestyle (🥈34 · ⭐ 5K · 📉) - Simple Python style checker in one Python file.
MIT
- typed_ast (🥉26 · ⭐ 230 · 💤) - Modified fork of CPythons ast module that parses
# type:
..Apache-2
- buildout (🥉25 · ⭐ 570 · 💀) - Buildout is a deployment automation tool written in and..
❗️ZPL-2.1
- paver (🥉23 · ⭐ 460 · 💀) - Python-based project scripting.
BSD-3