270+ bite-sized Python projects to learn by building — each one a weekend's worth of fun.

🚀 Try it live — no install needed

pybegin.pages.dev is a searchable gallery of every project in this repo — and 60+ of them run right in your browser.

The playground runs real CPython in the browser via Pyodide: a live code editor, an interactive console for input(), and an annotated, beginner-friendly walkthrough of each project. Pick one, hit ▶ Run code, and start tinkering — nothing to install.

Browse all projects → pybegin.pages.dev

✨ Why this repo

• 270+ projects — from one-liners to small apps: games, tools, scrapers, GUIs, ML notebooks, and more.
• Beginner-first. Every project is small, self-contained, and an ideal first pull request.
• Learn by reading and running. The in-browser playground lets you read real code and change it instantly.
• A genuine open-source on-ramp. Hundreds of people made their first contribution here.

🏃 Run a project locally

git clone https://github.com/Mrinank-Bhowmick/python-beginner-projects.git
cd python-beginner-projects/projects/<project-name>
pip install -r requirements.txt   # only if the project ships one
python main.py

Every project lives in its own folder under projects/, each with a README.md explaining what it does and how to run it.

🤝 Contributing

New projects and improvements are very welcome — this is a friendly place for your first open-source contribution.

1. Read CONTRIBUTING.md and the CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.
2. Add your project as a new folder in projects/ with its own README.md.
3. Open a pull request.

⭐ Stargazers over time

Contributors

Mrinank Bhowmick	Lint Action	Ibra-kdbra	Alby084	Yashvardhan Singh	Cedric Anover
Kanchan Rai	Vikrant Singh Bhadouriya	Chloe	Rik Chatterjee	Yanliutafewa	Tark-pea
Omkar Patel	Fafa Modey	Anish Vantagodi	Masum Reza	Sudip Ghosh	Tyler Pearson
Justin Johnson	Gabriela20103967	Shashank Shekhar	Bim22614	Ng-lis	Jefferson Bublitz
Shriyans Naik	Vagarth Pandey	Yash Upadhyay	Payallenka	Oluwatomilola	Peter White
Nayan Chandak	Zackery .R. Smith	SirRomey	Kartik Nandagaon	Sneha Farkya	Syed Shagufta Noval
Odhy	Bibaswan Roy	Suhas Kowligi	Monit Shar