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Top 20 Python REPL Projects
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ipython
Official repository for IPython itself. Other repos in the IPython organization contain things like the website, documentation builds, etc.
Project mention: REPL for Dart: supporting 3rd party packages, hot reload, and full grammar | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-28 -
InfluxDB
InfluxDB โ Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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alive-progress
A new kind of Progress Bar, with real-time throughput, ETA, and very cool animations!
It makes waiting less boring and adds professionalism to your scripts. Try it out, and let me know what you think! Check out the official alive_progress GitHub page for more features.
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molten-nvim
A neovim plugin for interactively running code with the jupyter kernel. Fork of magma-nvim with improvements in image rendering, performance, and more
Related: I found out about a vim/neovim plugin called [Molten](https://github.com/benlubas/molten-nvim)[1] that tries to be a replacement for Jupyter Notebooks in the terminal. It was a little rough around the edges ~5 months ago when I tried it, but looking at the repo it seems its still being actively developed, so maybe that's changed. IIRC it uses an ipynb server to keep track of each cell's outputs. I quite enjoyed using it as someone who doesn't need notebooks very often and loathes leaving my terminal setup.
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ESP32-MPY-Jama
v1.2 - UI tool for manage Espressif ESP32 microcontrollers with embedded MicroPython for MacOS, Windows and Linux: mini IDE, files manager, REPL, real time dashboards (sys/net), advanced features (gpio/mp3/leds/...)
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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textbeat
๐น plaintext music sequencer and midi shell, with vim playback and the powers of music theory ๐ฅ
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bza
turn books, articles, plaintext or webpages into interactive read eval print loops, manage bookmarks in your own local database
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Project mention: Show HN: Pobshell: A Bash-like shell to explore live Python object hierarchies | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-08
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Sona
Sona is a lightweight, REPL-first programming language that prioritizes human-readable code and developer mental flow. Designed from the ground up with modular agents, hybrid AI integration, and Neurodivergent-friendly structure, Sona reimagines the coding experience for clarity, rapid prototyping, and long-term scalability.
๐ GitHub Repo: [https://github.com/Bryantad/Sona] ๐งช REPL + Demo Apps: Coming soon in v0.7.1 ๐ง Want to build tools on Sona? Let's talk.
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Surely you must be joking, Jupyter notebooks with Ruby [video]
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Homoiconic Python
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VSCode R session hangs when outputting grapgs
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REBL
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Stable alternative to Rstudio with good autocomplete and plot on separate window?
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Unable to activate radian in VSCode on Mac?
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data science (jupyter notebooks) with vim?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source REPL projects in Python? This list will help you:
# | Project | Stars |
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1 | ipython | 16,510 |
2 | alive-progress | 5,935 |
3 | radian | 2,154 |
4 | molten-nvim | 878 |
5 | riposte | 615 |
6 | ESP32-MPY-Jama | 463 |
7 | hissp | 420 |
8 | textbeat | 417 |
9 | vim-ipython-cell | 343 |
10 | igcc | 202 |
11 | pytezos | 114 |
12 | Tutkain | 68 |
13 | gepl | 50 |
14 | LLM-Repl | 24 |
15 | rashell | 21 |
16 | bza | 14 |
17 | pobshell | 11 |
18 | Sona | 5 |
19 | 0xStockBot | 2 |
20 | pizza | 1 |