Awesome-python
by vinta
Curated Python Ecosystem: Your Complete Resource Directory
A comprehensive, community-vetted directory of the best Python tools, frameworks, and libraries across every development domain.
- 279,143+ GitHub stars
- Built with Python
- Categorized organization across 50+ domains from web development to scientific computing
- Other license
About This Project
This meticulously curated collection serves as the definitive roadmap through Python's vast ecosystem, featuring hand-picked tools and libraries that have proven their worth in production environments. Unlike scattered documentation or random search results, this repository organizes thousands of quality-vetted resources into logical categories, saving developers countless hours of research and evaluation.
Whether you're building web applications, diving into machine learning, processing data at scale, or automating infrastructure, you'll find battle-tested solutions organized by domain. Each entry represents a tool that has earned its place through community adoption, active maintenance, and real-world reliability. The opinionated nature ensures you're looking at the best options first, not just the most marketed ones.
With over 277,000 stars and contributions from thousands of developers worldwide, this living document evolves with the Python ecosystem itself. Categories span from web frameworks and ORMs to DevOps tools, testing utilities, and niche libraries for specific problem domains. It's essentially a crowdsourced knowledge base that distills years of collective experience into an accessible reference guide.
Perfect for both discovering new tools for specific challenges and staying current with ecosystem trends, this resource eliminates the paradox of choice by presenting curated excellence over overwhelming options. Regular updates ensure deprecated projects are removed while emerging solutions gain visibility based on merit.
Key Features
- Categorized organization across 50+ domains from web development to scientific computing
- Community-vetted selections ensuring quality and active maintenance
- Opinionated curation that highlights best-in-class solutions over comprehensive listings
- Regular updates reflecting current ecosystem trends and deprecating outdated tools
- Direct links to official repositories with descriptions for quick evaluation
How You Can Use It
Quickly finding the right library for a specific technical challenge without trial-and-error
Onboarding new Python developers with a vetted toolkit roadmap
Evaluating technology choices for new projects based on community consensus
Staying updated on emerging tools and modern alternatives to legacy solutions
Building comprehensive development environments with proven, compatible tools
Who Is This For?
Python developers of all levels, technical leads making architecture decisions, teams standardizing their tech stack, and anyone exploring Python's capabilities