isort
Automatically sorts and organizes Python imports for consistent code style.
Used in agent projects
50
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in linting and formatting
#18 of 40
by use in those projects
Downloads
22.4M
PyPI, last 7 days, isort
GitHub stars
6,963
last push Oct 6, 2026
How isort is used
isort is a dependency in 50 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #18 of 40 in linting and formatting. The most used alternative there is ESLint. Projects that use it most often also use pytest (88.0%), Black (86.0%), python-dotenv (74.0%).
Often used with isort
| pytest | 88.0% of isort projects · 33.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| Black | 86.0% of isort projects · 101.1× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 74.0% of isort projects · 11.3× more than average |
| pandas | 60.0% of isort projects · 19.9× more than average |
| Pydantic | 60.0% of isort projects · 11.7× more than average |
| NumPy | 56.0% of isort projects · 14.6× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 56.0% of isort projects · 13.1× more than average |
| mypy | 54.0% of isort projects · 114.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list isort as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install isort |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (47), Other (2), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | mikegianfelice/Hunter, timxx/qgitc, neurobloomai/pact-ax, MarcusJellinghaus/mcp-tools-py, AndreAugusto11/XChainDataGen |
Alternatives to isort
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESLint npm Linter that finds and fixes JavaScript code patterns based on AST analysis. |
4,833 (38.1%) | 162M | 27.6K | MIT |
| Prettier npm Opinionated code formatter for JavaScript, TypeScript, and related languages. |
2,218 (17.5%) | 138M | 52.4K | MIT |
| Biome npm Fast web toolchain providing linting, formatting and code quality all in one. |
445 (3.5%) | 17.7M | 25.9K | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| oxlint npm Fast JavaScript linter written in Rust with zero-config defaults. |
206 (1.6%) | 25.7M | 23K | MIT |
| Knip npm Find and fix unused dependencies, exports and files in TypeScript/JavaScript projects. |
150 (1.2%) | 17.5M | 12.4K | ISC |
| stylelint npm Linter that finds and fixes CSS errors and enforces code style conventions. |
140 (1.1%) | 10.8M | 11.5K | MIT |
| oxfmt npm Fast JavaScript formatter from the Oxc compiler project. |
125 (1.0%) | 16.3M | 23K | MIT |
| ESLint Import Resolver TypeScript npm ESLint plugin resolver adding TypeScript support to import/export linting. |
119 (0.9%) | 48.8M | 825 | ISC |