boto/botocore
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Good community traction and solid fundamentals. Nearly in the top tier.

Top 24% of 5,156 graded repos

The low-level, core functionality of boto3 and the AWS CLI.

Documentation73
Engineering91
Health86
Python1,625Apache-2.01mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

16 to address
  1. 1
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  3. 3
    README12pt

    Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.

  4. 4
    README12pt

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

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Documentation

73

README12pt40

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt92

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

91

CI/CD14pt72

CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).

Reproducibility6pt90

Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

86

Dependency manifest6pt55

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,164
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,625
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • 3h
    Median PR merge time
  • 174
    Open issues
Repository files27 root entries
  • .changes
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, pre-commit). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • botocore
  • docs
  • scripts
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .codecov.yml
  • .coveragerc
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • CHANGELOG.rst
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.rst
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE.txt
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • MANIFEST.in
  • NOTICE
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.rst
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has little structure (−15 pts). Add 2-3 headings for +8 pts; 4+ earns +15 pts.Fix: Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • requirements-dev-lock.txt
  • requirements-dev.txt
  • requirements-docs-lock.txt
  • requirements-docs.txt
  • requirements.txt
    Good: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
  • setup.cfg
  • setup.py
  • tox.ini
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