The Python ecosystem in Lyon
Python developers in Lyon represent 7% of the national talent pool, with approximately one-third maintaining public email addresses for direct outreach. When reaching out to this group, expect profiles that frequently pair Python expertise with PyTorch, OVH, and AWS experience, indicating a mix of machine learning and cloud infrastructure capabilities.
What other skills do Lyon Python developers have?
Python engineers in Lyon frequently combine their expertise with other technologies. The most common complementary skills found in their GitHub profiles:
Which companies employ Python developers in France?
The employers most represented among the Python developers we surface across France, the local sample being too small to rank on its own, based on what they state publicly on GitHub. Useful as a target list, and as a read on who you are competing with for the same people.
| # | Company |
|---|---|
| 1 | Datadog |
| 2 | CNRS |
| 3 | Red Hat |
| 4 | huggingface |
| 5 | Hugging Face |
| 6 | Epitech |
| 7 | ovh |
| 8 | Inria |
| 9 | QuantStack |
| 10 | Scaleway |
Projects built by Python developers in Lyon
Their own most-starred repositories, not the ecosystem projects they contribute to. This is the clearest evidence of what people here actually ship.
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | raphaelvallat/pingouin | ★ 1,928 |
| 2 | sbraz/pymediainfo | ★ 360 |
| 3 | pchampin/sophia_rs | ★ 330 |
Most active Python repositories
The open-source projects defining the Python ecosystem globally. Lyon engineers contribute to these repositories and build on top of them.
How to find Python engineers in Lyon
StarHunt searches GitHub repositories rather than resumes. For Python developers in Lyon, it starts from the canonical open-source projects in the ecosystem, extracts contributors, cross-checks their location against the Lyon area, and ranks them by how well they match your search.
This approach surfaces engineers who are actively writing code, not just claiming skills. Profiles with Lyon locations and Python contributions are ranked by follower count, repository activity, and bio relevance.
Frequently asked questions
How many Python developers are in Lyon?
StarHunt ranks the most active Python developers in Lyon as of September 2026, sourced from real GitHub contribution activity, and the index keeps growing.
Can you contact Python developers in Lyon directly?
34% of the most active Python developers in Lyon that StarHunt surfaces list a public email on their GitHub profile, so a large share can be reached directly.
What other technologies do Lyon Python developers use?
Most commonly PyTorch, OVH, AWS, based on the technologies listed across their indexed GitHub profiles.
How do you source Python developers in Lyon?
Describe the role or paste a job description in StarHunt and filter to Lyon. It returns a ranked shortlist of Python developers by their real GitHub contributions, with public contact details you can export, so you can source and reach out in minutes.
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