tox-dev/tox
Command line driven CI frontend and development task automation tool. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.0
- age_days: 3637
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 79
Adoption not part of the score
3925 stars · 573 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
tox is a command-line tool that automates and standardizes testing in Python by creating isolated virtual environments and running test commands in each. It also acts as a CI frontend, letting the same configuration drive both local development tasks and continuous integration pipelines.
Use cases
- run tests across multiple Python versions
- verify my package installs correctly in isolated environments
- automate development tasks in Python projects
- reduce CI boilerplate with a single test config
- manage virtualenvs for testing workflows
When to choose
- you maintain a Python library that must support several Python versions or dependency combinations
- you want one config driving both local testing and CI
- you need isolated, reproducible test environments
When to avoid
- you only need a single fixed environment and a simple test runner
- your project is not Python-based
- you want full CI pipeline orchestration beyond test automation
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
testing cli ci-cd build-tool testing developer-tools python cli cross-platform virtualenv test-automation continuous-integration environment-management packaging automation python
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tox-dev/tox · fetched 2026-08-28 · 43f378c53af8
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tox/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · ade9e67c14a8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tox-dev/tox | main | 95 |
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