Top 8 Python shell-scripting Projects

jc

96 7,506 9.6 Python

CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools, file-types, and common strings to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts.

Project mention: Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-14

https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc - "CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools, file-types, and common strings to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts."

bake

1 626 0.8 Python

Bake — the strangely familiar workflow utility. (by kennethreitz)
WorkOS

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jello

31 452 5.8 Python

CLI tool to filter JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax. (Similar to jq)

Project mention: jq 1.7 Released | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-09-06

Jello let’s you use python syntax with dot notation without the stdin/stdout/json.loads boilerplate.
https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jello

jtbl

10 253 6.5 Python

CLI tool to convert JSON and JSON Lines to terminal, CSV, HTTP, and markdown tables

Project mention: Easily Convert JSON API Data into Tables | /r/json | 2023-05-25

PwnLnX

1 217 2.7 Python

An advanced multi-threaded, multi-client python reverse shell for hacking linux systems. There's still more work to do so feel free to help out with the development. Disclaimer: This reverse shell should only be used in the lawful, remote administration of authorized systems. Accessing a computer network without authorization or permission is illegal.
resholve

11 206 7.7 Python

a shell resolver? :) (find and resolve shell script dependencies)

Project mention: What is the Flakes version of "reproducible interpreted scripts"? | /r/NixOS | 2023-04-26

I'm also not 100% on whether it answers the question, but I imagine you're thinking of https://github.com/abathur/resholve (doc in nixpkgs: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/README.md)

just.sh

1 121 8.4 Python

Compile Justfiles to portable shell scripts

Project mention: Show HN: Just.sh – compiler that turns Justfiles into portable shell scripts | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-12-26

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shellrunner

1 3 5.7 Python

Write safe shell scripts in Python.

Project mention: Ask HN: Show me your half baked project | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-12

https://github.com/adamhl8/python-shellrunner
I write a lot of shell scripts, but hate how difficult it is to write things that are readable and not error-prone. I wrote a python library that allows you to add safety to any shell command while also letting you take advantage of a "real" programming language like python.
Would love to hear any feedback on it :)

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). The latest post mention was on 2024-02-14.