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Top 23 Python Shell Projects
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Stream
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shell_gpt
A command-line productivity tool powered by AI large language models like GPT-4, will help you accomplish your tasks faster and more efficiently.
Project mention: Supercharge Your Terminal: ShellGPT + ChromaDB + LangChain for Context-Aware Automation | dev.to | 2025-09-01🗃 To explore ShellGPT in depth, including installation instructions, usage examples, and advanced configuration options, head over to the official ShellGPT GitHub repository.
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HTTP Prompt
An interactive command-line HTTP and API testing client built on top of HTTPie featuring autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and more. https://twitter.com/httpie
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Project mention: Why every dev needs a coding journal no, your memory isn’t enough | dev.to | 2025-05-17
Resource: Obsidian, jrnl CLI, Markdown Journal Templates on GitHub
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I thought that using Makefile targets was the shortest friendliest to show what a project can do. Turns out make and Makefiles can be mysterious when they fail.
Tutorials are "best-effort" and often don't dwell on the rabbit-holes they create when a poor soul runs astray of the sunny path.
Example of a good tutorial:
Python's powerline shell: https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell
The README is succinct. Well put together.
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InfluxDB
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xxh
🚀 Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish, zsh, osquery and so on.
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X-osint
This is an Open source intelligent framework ie an osint tool which gathers valid information about a phone number, user's email address, perform VIN Osint, and reverse, perform subdomain enumeration, able to find email from a name, and so much more. Best osint tool for Termux and linux
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Project mention: Ergonomic Pyhon Text Piping Solution for Linux Shell with pypyp and uv | dev.to | 2025-01-04
This short blog post is an introduction about a linux text piping solution with pypyp and uv, it can easily reuse all your knowledge and packages about python without learning awk. We focus on telling the reader why choosing it instead of how to use it. If you want to learn more about the usage, visit pypyp's homepage and uv's homepage
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sandbox
All-in-One Sandbox for AI Agents that combines Browser, Shell, File, MCP and VSCode Server in a single Docker container.
Project mention: AIO Sandbox: An all-in-one execution environment for AI Agents | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-23GitHub: https://github.com/agent-infra/sandbox
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Project mention: Ask HN: Favorite LLM CLI tools for your terminal workflow? | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-08-10
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Shell projects in Python? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | thefuck | 94,370 |
| 2 | typer | 18,282 |
| 3 | shell_gpt | 11,528 |
| 4 | HTTP Prompt | 9,056 |
| 5 | xonsh | 9,047 |
| 6 | jrnl | 7,012 |
| 7 | powerline-shell | 6,280 |
| 8 | xxh | 5,799 |
| 9 | SAWS | 5,292 |
| 10 | haxor-news | 4,036 |
| 11 | netflix-proxy | 3,723 |
| 12 | pants | 3,660 |
| 13 | learning | 2,065 |
| 14 | X-osint | 1,739 |
| 15 | pyp | 1,499 |
| 16 | sandbox | 1,361 |
| 17 | gorilla-cli | 1,347 |
| 18 | shell-functools | 1,236 |
| 19 | colout | 1,154 |
| 20 | shell-ai | 1,133 |
| 21 | SillyRAT | 820 |
| 22 | Cracker-Tool | 812 |
| 23 | shyaml | 766 |
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