Top Python GitHub Repositories This Week (2026-W28)

Every week, thousands of developers star new Python repositories. Here's what the community is excited about right now — featuring the top projects by star count and recent activity.

🏆 This Week's Top Python Repositories

1. public-apis/public-apis 🔥 Trending

⭐ 446,808 stars  |  📂 Web Framework

A collective list of free APIs
Tags: api, apis, dataset, development

🔗 https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis

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2. EbookFoundation/free-programming-books 🔥 Trending

⭐ 391,319 stars  |  📂 AI/ML

📚 Freely available programming books
Tags: books, education, hacktoberfest, list

🔗 https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books

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3. donnemartin/system-design-primer ⭐ All-Time Top

⭐ 356,214 stars  |  📂 General Python

Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.
Tags: design, design-patterns, design-system, development

🔗 https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer

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4. vinta/awesome-python 🔥 Trending

⭐ 306,461 stars  |  📂 Web Framework

An opinionated list of Python frameworks, libraries, tools, and resources
Tags: awesome, collections, python, python-frameworks

🔗 https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python

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5. practical-tutorials/project-based-learning 🔥 Trending

⭐ 272,147 stars  |  📂 Developer Tool

Curated list of project-based tutorials
Tags: beginner-project, cpp, golang, javascript

🔗 https://github.com/practical-tutorials/project-based-learning

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📊 What's Trending?

This week's standouts: public-apis, free-programming-books, system-design-primer are capturing developer attention. Whether you're into AI/ML, web development, or automation, there's something here for every Python developer.

🐍 Fetch GitHub Trending Repos with Python

Want to track these trends yourself? Here's how to use the GitHub API with Python:

import httpx
import asyncio

async def get_top_python_repos(per_page: int = 10) -> list[dict]:
    """Fetch top Python repositories from GitHub public API."""
    url = "https://api.github.com/search/repositories"
    params = {
        "q": "language:python",
        "sort": "stars",
        "order": "desc",
        "per_page": per_page,
    }
    headers = {
        "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
        "User-Agent": "MyApp/1.0",
    }
    async with httpx.AsyncClient(follow_redirects=True, timeout=30) as client:
        r = await client.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
        r.raise_for_status()
        items = r.json()["items"]
        return [
            {
                "name": repo["full_name"],
                "stars": repo["stargazers_count"],
                "description": repo.get("description", ""),
                "url": repo["html_url"],
            }
            for repo in items
        ]

repos = asyncio.run(get_top_python_repos())
for repo in repos:
    print(f"⭐ {repo['stars']:,}  {repo['name']}")
    print(f"   {repo['description'][:80]}")
    print(f"   {repo['url']}\n")

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Star counts are a strong signal for community adoption
• Recent pushes indicate active maintenance and momentum
• Topics/tags help you discover projects in your niche
• The GitHub Search API is free for public repos — no token required for basic queries

🚀 Getting Started

Pick any of these repos and:

1. Star it to bookmark for later
2. Read the README for quick-start instructions
3. Check open issues for contribution opportunities
4. Watch the repo to get notified of new releases

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Data sourced from GitHub Search API — no token needed.

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