500 Beginner Python Projects
Small Python projects designed to make a first open-source contribution less intimidating.
The contribution guide and current project list are on GitHub. This is why I made it.
Why I made it
When I first started using GitHub, contributing looked more complicated than it needed to be. I wanted to learn forks, branches, and pull requests, but most paths started with finding and solving an issue in someone else’s codebase.
Learning the workflow should not require solving a hard problem at the same time. So I made a repository where the contribution could be something familiar: one small Python project.
How it works
Each contribution is self-contained—a calculator, game, utility, or another beginner project. A template keeps the structure simple, while GitHub Actions checks the Python and updates the project list.
Other people have since added projects of their own. The real goal was never the number 500; it was giving someone an easy first pull request before GitHub had a chance to demotivate them.