pycontribs/jira

Python Jira library. Development chat available on https://matrix.to/#/#pycontribs:matrix.org observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pycontribs/jira · homepage · Python · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 40
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 1.0
age_days: 4449
days_rel: 401
days_push: 9
n_releases_24m: 11

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2128 stars · 889 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python library that wraps the Jira REST API, supporting authentication methods like basic, token, OAuth, cookie, and Kerberos. It includes a jirashell interactive tool and covers issues, projects, comments, transitions, attachments, and JQL searching.

Use cases

create and update Jira issues from a Python script
automate Jira ticket management
search Jira issues with JQL from Python
bulk migrate issues between Jira projects
add comments and attachments to Jira issues programmatically
build a CLI tool that talks to Jira

When to choose

you need to automate or integrate with Jira Cloud or Jira Server/Data Center from Python
you want a mature, production-tested client with multiple auth options
you need an interactive shell for exploring the Jira API

When to avoid

you use a different issue tracker like GitHub Issues or Linear
you need a GUI for Jira rather than programmatic access
you work in a language other than Python

Facets

library · maturity active

http-client sdk auth apis developer-tools backend python cli cross-platform jira atlassian rest-api issue-tracking api-wrapper automation

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/pycontribs/jira · fetched 2026-08-28 · d67bec3614a6
homepage: https://jira.readthedocs.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · b89e4cbffa41
registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/jira/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · d143ef958d7f

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
pycontribs/jira	main	79

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