The github-stars-history tool has been released for analyzing repository growth

Developers introduced github-stars-history — a specialized Python tool for tracking the popularity dynamics of projects on GitHub. The utility allows collecting historical data on the number of stars, calculating growth rates, and conducting comparative analysis of several repositories simultaneously.

The program's functionality is focused on automating metric collection. Users can download the obtained data in CSV and JSON formats for further processing in third-party analytics systems. The tool demonstrates high demand in the community, having gained 275 stars in the first 31 hours after the repository's publication.

To work with the utility, a Python interpreter is required. The process of collecting statistics includes automatic access to the GitHub API, which allows obtaining up-to-date data on dynamics without the need for manual page updates. The tool supports batch processing, allowing comparison of several projects' indicators within a single report.

The solution simplifies the task for developers and analysts who need to track the life cycle of open-source projects. The ability to export to structured data formats allows integrating statistics into dashboards or software development reports, eliminating the need to write custom scripts for parsing data from the platform.