Top 12 Python virtual-machine Projects

malboxes

1 1,011 1.8 Python

Builds malware analysis Windows VMs so that you don't have to.
OneClick-macOS-Simple-KVM

10 536 5.7 Python

Tools to set up a easy, quick macOS VM in QEMU, accelerated by KVM. Works on Linux AND Windows.

Project mention: Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-27

This works pretty well for running macOS on Linux:
https://github.com/notAperson535/OneClick-macOS-Simple-KVM/
Mostly used it when trying to track down reported macOS bugs in stuff for an OSS project, so maybe once every few months. But it's worked quite well at those times. :)

WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.
netbox-proxbox

1 287 8.1 Python

Netbox Plugin for integration between Proxmox and Netbox
virtnbdbackup

3 270 9.3 Python

Backup utility for Libvirt / qemu / kvm supporting incremental and differential backups + instant recovery (agentless).

Project mention: virtnbdbackup: Backup utility for Libvirt / qemu / kvm supporting incremental and differential backups + instant recovery. | /r/coolgithubprojects | 2023-05-18

ultimate-macOS-KVM

2 177 9.0 Python

Helping noobs and pros alike build the ultimate macOS virtual machine with easy automation, powered by KVM.

Project mention: Mac os gpu flicking white | /r/kvm | 2023-11-25

I used this guide: https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM

scancode.io

1 88 9.3 Python

ScanCode.io is a server to script and automate software composition analysis pipelines with ScanPipe pipelines. This project is sponsored by NLnet project https://nlnet.nl/project/vulnerabilitydatabase/ Google Summer of Code, nexB and others generous sponsors!
Networking-Guide

1 49 2.6 Python

A Networking Guide for getting started with basic/core network components such as wired and wireless network design, configuration, hardware, protocols, security, backup, recovery, and virtualization.
InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
SBTCVM-Gen2-9

2 43 0.0 Python

SBTCVM is a virtual machine implementation of a balanced ternary (base 3) computer. Features several compiled languages for ternary software development.
pi-ci

1 39 6.2 Python

Prepare Raspberry Pi 3, 4 & 5 configurations using a virtual machine.
retruco

1 8 0.0 Python

An Interpreter and Virtual Machine for the TIMBA language
vm-to-kubernetes-demo

1 1 3.2 Python

Demo to show how to make VM talk to kubernetes services/pods using ClusterIP and PodIP
jertl

1 0 0.0 Python

A minimum viable Python package for processing structured data

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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1 project | /r/ProgrammingLanguages | 7 Sep 2021
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Index

What are some of the best open-source virtual-machine projects in Python? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	malboxes	1,011
2	OneClick-macOS-Simple-KVM	536
3	netbox-proxbox	287
4	virtnbdbackup	270
5	ultimate-macOS-KVM	177
6	scancode.io	88
7	Networking-Guide	49
8	SBTCVM-Gen2-9	43
9	pi-ci	39
10	retruco	8
11	vm-to-kubernetes-demo	1
12	jertl	0