# pycontribs/jira

Python Jira library. Development chat available on https://matrix.to/#/#pycontribs:matrix.org

Repository: https://github.com/pycontribs/jira
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pycontribs-jira
Homepage: https://jira.readthedocs.io
Language: Python
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, jira, python3-only
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:07:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4449, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 401, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2128, forks 889 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.985385+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, sdk, auth
- domain: apis, developer-tools, backend
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: jira, atlassian, rest-api, issue-tracking, api-wrapper, automation

## Member repositories
- pycontribs/jira (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.985385+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:52:27.230564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pycontribs/jira (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.985385+00:00, sha d67bec3614a6)
  - homepage: https://jira.readthedocs.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:26.009735+00:00, sha b89e4cbffa41)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/jira/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:32:26.019691+00:00, sha d143ef958d7f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.