xonsh/xonsh
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🐚 Python-powered shell. Full-featured, cross-platform and AI-friendly. observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7.5
- age_days: 4290
- days_rel: 58
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 35
Adoption not part of the score
9658 stars · 745 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Xonsh is a cross-platform shell whose language is a superset of Python 3, seamlessly mixing shell commands, pipelines, and Python code. It is extensible via xontribs and works on Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, Android, and Nix.
Use cases
- python-powered shell for daily terminal use
- mix shell commands and python in scripts
- automate devops tasks with python in the shell
- replace bash with a cross-platform shell on windows and linux
- write shell aliases as python functions
- orchestrate other shells like fish and nushell from one shell
When to choose
- you know Python and want shell scripting without bash quirks
- you need one shell that works identically across Linux, macOS, and Windows
- you want to call Python libraries and subprocess commands interchangeably
- you want an extensible shell with a plugin ecosystem (xontribs)
When to avoid
- you need strict POSIX shell compatibility for existing scripts
- your team only knows bash/zsh and won't learn a Python-based language
- you need a minimal, lightweight shell for constrained environments
- you rely on tooling that assumes bash or zsh startup files
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli interpreter programming-language developer-tools terminal-ui plugin-system developer-tools programming-languages windows bsd cross-platform python cli shell python-shell xontrib scripting meta-shell extensible-shell command-line automation devops linux macos android
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh · fetched 2026-10-04 · f348fb357ed2
- homepage: http://xon.sh · fetched 2026-08-29 · eb422f05cade
- site_page: https://xon.sh/install.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 21a7cfc3bdf7
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/xonsh/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · bace702716a9
- site_page: https://xon.sh/contents.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 867c29a920d6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| xonsh/xonsh | main | 96 |
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