[PR #2897] [MERGED] Add sherlock to Penetration Testing. #15896

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-02T08:06:31-05:00

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2026-05-02 08:06:31 -05:00

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/2897
Author: @frangelbarrera
Created: 2/2/2026
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 2/2/2026
Merged by: @JinyangWang27

Base: master ← Head: master

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8e30a42 Add sherlock to Penetration Testing.

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📝 README.md (+1 -0)

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PR title format: Add project-name
Entry format: * [project-name](url) - Description ending with period.
Description is concise and short

Why This Project Is Awesome

Which criterion does it meet? (pick one)

Industry Standard - The go-to tool for a specific use case
Rising Star - 5000+ stars in < 2 years, significant adoption
Hidden Gem - Exceptional quality, solves niche problems elegantly

Explain:
Sherlock is the de facto standard tool for username reconnaissance and enumeration across 400+ social networks. With over 72k GitHub stars and continuous maintenance (recent commits in 2026), it's the most popular and widely adopted Python tool for this exact purpose in penetration testing, OSINT, and red team workflows.

How It Differs

No similar tool in the current Penetration testing section matches its scope: simultaneous checking of hundreds of sites with high reliability and speed. While some reconnaissance tools exist, none focus specifically on cross-platform username hunting with this level of coverage, community support, and industry recognition. Sherlock stands out as the benchmark tool for social media footprint discovery.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/2897 **Author:** [@frangelbarrera](https://github.com/frangelbarrera) **Created:** 2/2/2026 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 2/2/2026 **Merged by:** [@JinyangWang27](https://github.com/JinyangWang27) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `master` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`8e30a42`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/8e30a425151948853c4ff6eaf8b315d68af9c70b) Add sherlock to Penetration Testing. ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+1 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description ## Project [Project Name](url) ## Checklist - [x] One project per PR - [x] PR title format: `Add project-name` - [x] Entry format: `* [project-name](url) - Description ending with period.` - [x] Description is concise and short ## Why This Project Is Awesome Which criterion does it meet? (pick one) - [x] **Industry Standard** - The go-to tool for a specific use case - [ ] **Rising Star** - 5000+ stars in < 2 years, significant adoption - [ ] **Hidden Gem** - Exceptional quality, solves niche problems elegantly Explain: Sherlock is the de facto standard tool for username reconnaissance and enumeration across 400+ social networks. With over 72k GitHub stars and continuous maintenance (recent commits in 2026), it's the most popular and widely adopted Python tool for this exact purpose in penetration testing, OSINT, and red team workflows. ## How It Differs No similar tool in the current Penetration testing section matches its scope: simultaneous checking of hundreds of sites with high reliability and speed. While some reconnaissance tools exist, none focus specifically on cross-platform username hunting with this level of coverage, community support, and industry recognition. Sherlock stands out as the benchmark tool for social media footprint discovery. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/awesome-python#15896