Add activity validation and update README labels

- Skip repos inactive for more than 90 days in populate script
- Update README to mention all beginner-friendly labels searched

Author: jai-deepsource

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To maintain the quality of projects in Good First Issue, please make sure your G
 
 | Requirement | Description |
 |-------------|-------------|
-| Good First Issues | At least 3 open issues with the `good first issue` label |
+| Good First Issues | At least 3 open issues with beginner-friendly labels (`good first issue`, `beginner`, `easy`, `help wanted`, etc.) |
 | Contributors | At least 10 contributors |
 | README.md | Detailed setup instructions |
 | CONTRIBUTING.md | Guidelines for new contributors |

gfi/populate.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import time
 from collections import Counter
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from operator import itemgetter
 from os import getenv, path
 from typing import TypedDict, Dict, Union, Sequence, Optional
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 ISSUE_SORT_DIRECTION = "desc"
 ISSUE_LIMIT = 10
 SLUGIFY_REPLACEMENTS = [["#", "sharp"], ["+", "plus"]]
+MAX_INACTIVITY_DAYS = 90  # Skip repos inactive for more than 3 months
 
 if not path.exists(LABELS_DATA_FILE):
     raise RuntimeError("No labels data file found. Exiting.")
@@ -146,6 +148,12 @@ def get_repository_info(
             if repository.archived:
                 return None
 
+            # Skip repos with no recent activity
+            days_since_push = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - repository.pushed_at).days
+            if days_since_push > MAX_INACTIVITY_DAYS:
+                logger.info("\t skipping due to inactivity ({} days since last push)", days_since_push)
+                return None
+
             good_first_issues = set()
             for label in ISSUE_LABELS:
                 rate_limiter.acquire()