Most-Starred Python Projects on GitHub

A Python script that uses the GitHub API to find and visualize the most-starred Python repositories.

What It Does

• Queries the GitHub API for Python repositories with 10,000+ stars
• Extracts repo name, owner, star count, and description
• Creates an interactive bar chart visualization using Plotly

Files

File	Description
python_repos.py	Fetches and prints repo information to the console
python_repos_visual.py	Fetches data and creates an interactive Plotly chart

Sample Output

Status code: 200
Total repositories: 4,500,000+
Repositories returned: 30

Name: public-apis
Owner: public-apis
Stars: 250000+
Description: A collective list of free APIs
...

Visualization

The script generates an interactive bar chart showing the most-starred Python repos, with hover text displaying the owner and description.

How to Run

1. Install required packages:

   pip install requests plotly

2. Run the console version:

   python python_repos.py

3. Run the visualization:

   python python_repos_visual.py

Skills Demonstrated

• Working with REST APIs
• JSON parsing
• Data visualization with Plotly
• HTTP requests with the requests library