Total module downloads missing on PyPi

Question

Until recently, it became possible to find out how many times the python module was downloaded, indexed at https://pypi.python.org/pypi (each downloaded download module in the last 24 hours, week and month). Now this information is missing.

Downloading numbers is very useful information when evaluating whether to build code from one module. They are also linked by sites such as https://img.shields.io/

Does anyone know what happened? And / or, where can I view / get this information?

Answer 1

This email from Donald Stafft (accompanying PyPI) from the distutils mailing list reports:

Just FYI, I am disconnected , it loads the number of requests to PyPI. The statistics stack is broken and requires engineering efforts to fix it in order to cope with changes in PyPI. It has been suggested that hiding counts will help prevent users from getting confused when they see things like “downloaded 0 times,” leading people to believe that there are no users in the library, even if it is a heavily loaded library.

I can hardly manage to fix the current stack, because, as part of Warehouse, I am working on a new statistics stack, which is much better. The parts of collecting and storing data from this stack are already done, and I just need to execute the request (which is complicated by the fact that new system requests can take more than 10 seconds, but can be requested in any dimension) and a tool for processing historical data and entering it into new storage engine.

In any case, it’s just that people know that this is not a permanent loss of function, and we will not lose any data.

So, I think we will have to wait for a new statistics stack in PyPI.

Answer 2

I don’t know what happened (although it happened before , i.e. ), but you probably don’t have to try PyPI rating or any of several available modules and recipes for this. For example:

• Vanity
• pyStats
• custom recipe

But keep in mind that many downloads can be mirrors and not necessarily “real” user downloads. You must consider this when evaluating. The libs mailing list (or other preferred medium) may be the best way to find out which version you should install.

Answer 3

The PYPI account is temporarily disabled as sent by dmand, but there are some sites that can tell you the statistics of python packages, for example pypi-stats.com (they said that it shows real-time information) and pypi-ranking.info (this may not give you real time information).

You can also find several pypi packages that can provide you with download information.