r/Python

The largest Python community for Reddit! Stay up to date with the latest news, packages, and meta information relating to the Python programming language. --- If you have questions or are new to Python use r/LearnPython

Members: 1,518,013
Created: 2008
Posts a day: 2
Avg comments, top posts this week: 19

r/Python is a Reddit community with 1,518,013 members, created in 2008. It averaged about 2 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 16 and an average of 19 comments each. Python, everyone and free are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 00:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday.

Only approved members can post in r/Python.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

201What are some features in Python that you discovered many years later?144 comments · October 12, 2026
77Are fewer young people getting into Python these days?61 comments · October 11, 2026
15What's your approach to testing your Python code?37 comments · October 8, 2026
15Title: What message broker are you using with Celery today, and why?31 comments · October 8, 2026
23Sunday Daily Thread: What's everyone working on this week?18 comments · October 11, 2026
0Why does my test suite pass in full but fail when I run one test alone?14 comments · October 8, 2026

Common words in titles

python 11
everyone 2
free 2
fridays 2
meta 2
request 2
resource 2
sharing 2
talk 2
working 2

Best time to post

00:00 UTC · 6 top posts
07:00 UTC · 1 top posts
23:00 UTC · 1 top posts
Tuesday · 3 top posts
Monday · 2 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 12 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

No showcase posts
"How do I", Help, or similar questions belong in r/LearnPython
Posts must be relevant to the Python Programming Language
When posting projects please include both description text and a link to source code
Project posts must use showcase flairs and must be text
Submissions must be descriptive
No Paywalled Content
No Banned Links
Non-English Language
Please don't downvote without commenting your reasoning for doing so
Showcases must include required sections

How to post in r/Python without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/Python member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/Python" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/",
    "name": "Python",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Python",
    "createdAt": "2008-01-25T03:14:39.000Z",
    "description": "The largest Python community for Reddit! Stay up to date with the latest news, packages, and meta information relating to the Python programming language. \n---\n\nIf you have questions or are new to Python use r/LearnPython",
    "subscribers": 1518013
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/Python

How many members does r/Python have?

r/Python had 1,518,013 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/Python?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 2 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 19 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/Python?

This month's top posts in r/Python went up most often around 00:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/Python data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/Python for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/Python/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.