---
id: pygithub
version: "2.9.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: copyleft
maintenance: active
---

# PyGithub — Use the full Github API v3

License: copyleft · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pygithub
uv add pygithub
poetry add pygithub

## Description

# PyGitHub

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PyGitHub is a Python library to access the [GitHub REST API].
This library enables you to manage [GitHub] resources such as repositories, user profiles, and organizations in your Python applications.

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

PyGithub is a Python library that wraps the GitHub REST API, letting you programmatically manage repositories, user profiles, organizations, and other GitHub resources from Python code.

Verdict: PyGithub is a mature, actively maintained library (production-stable, 7760 stars) with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. The LGPL copyleft license is permissive for linking but requires source-sharing if you modify the library itself. Suitable for GitHub automation and integration tasks in Python 3.9+.

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