9 Open Source Python Projects to Join in 2022!
Tags: python, programming, opensource, github
Published: 2021-12-18 12:16:45

Contributing to open source projects is great for your reputation, skill development and knowledge as a developer.
In this article, I will be going through 9 open source Python projects that you can join today!

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# 9. Django
Ah yes, the famous web development framework made for Python. It has more than 60k stars on Github and is used by millions of Python developers around the world.
{% github django/django %}

If you have experience with web development in Python and are looking to join an open source project, Django is the project for you!
Start contributing to Django [here](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/#:~:text=Contributing%20to%20Django%20Django%20is%20a%20community%20that,the%20framework%20itself%20or%20in%20the%20wider%20ecosystem.).

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# 8. Scrapy
Scrapy is the most popular Python web scraping library with over 40k stars on github.
{% github scrapy/scrapy %}

If you're into web scraping with Python and want to work on improving the web scraping library used by thousands of Python developers, start contributing to Scrapy through [this page](https://docs.scrapy.org/en/latest/contributing.html).

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# 7. Scikit-Learn
If you've been involved in machine learning with Python for some time, you've probably come across this library.
{% github scikit-learn/scikit-learn %}

If you have experience with machine learning and data visualization with Python and want to contribute to one of the most popular Python machine learning libraries, start contributing to scikit-learn [here](https://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/contributing.html).

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# 6. Pandas
Pandas is the most popular data analysis/manipulation library for Python.
{% github pandas-dev/pandas %}

If you know how to work with data in Python and want to help build the future of data analysis/manipulation in Python, start contributing to pandas [here](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/development/contributing.html).

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# 5. Flask
Flask is another popular Python web development library with over 50k stars on Github.
{% github pallets/flask %}

If you're looking to help build the future of web development with Python, start contributing to flask [here](https://azcv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html).

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# 4. Requests
Requests, the OG library used by millions that is used for making HTTP requests with Python. This might be pretty underwhelming, but you see, the requests library is used to connect to API endpoints, authenticate web connections, scrape data from the web, test web endpoints and more!
Without the requests library, Python wouldn't be where it is today.
{% github psf/requests %}

Start contributing to requests [here](https://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/dev/contributing/).

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# 3. Matplotlib
Matplotlib is the most popular data visualization library for Python. 
{% github matplotlib/matplotlib %}

If you're involved with data visualization with Python and want to contribute to the most used and versatile data visualization library in Python, start contributing to Matplotlib [here](https://matplotlib.org/stable/devel/contributing.html).

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# 2. Keras
With over 50k stars on Github, Keras is a simple, versatile and robust library for building neural networks with Python.
{% github keras-team/keras %}

Start contributing to Keras [here](https://github.com/keras-team/keras-contrib).

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# 1. TensorFlow
TensorFlow is a sophisticated Python neural network, deep learning and machine learning library used by millions with over 160k stars on Github. 
{% github tensorflow/tensorflow %}

Start contributing to TensorFlow [here](https://www.tensorflow.org/community/contribute).

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# Conclusion

I hope that in this article, you've found the open source project that you would like to contribute to, and help build the future of Python.

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