python-gitlab/python-gitlab

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2472 stars · 672 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

python-gitlab is a Python package providing access to the GitLab v4 REST API and GraphQL API, including a CLI tool wrapping REST endpoints. It offers Pythonic resource management, pagination, retries, rate-limit handling, and flexible configuration.

Use cases

• manage gitlab projects and issues from python scripts
• automate gitlab ci/cd pipelines via api
• query gitlab graphql api asynchronously
• bulk-create or update gitlab users and groups
• script gitlab merge request workflows
• interact with gitlab api from the command line

When to choose

• you need programmatic access to GitLab resources from Python
• you want a maintained client with pagination, retries, and auth handling built in
• you need both REST and GraphQL access to GitLab
• you want a ready-made CLI for GitLab API operations

When to avoid

• you use GitHub or another forge instead of GitLab
• you need a GUI for GitLab administration
• you only need simple git operations rather than API access

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client cli developer-tools developer-tools apis python cli cross-platform gitlab gitlab-api rest-client graphql-client api-wrapper automation devops

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