On 12.11.2021 17:46, Bob Fang wrote:
On 12 Nov 2021, at 16:32, Marc-Andre Lemburg
mailto:mal@egenix.com> wrote: Perhaps there's a reverse dependency graph we could use to find out why the package is downloaded this often. I remember having seen a project which does this, but have lost the URL.
I believe this is the URL we are looking for:
https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/sortedcontainers/rdepends/?page=1
Yes, thanks, that was the one. The listing doesn't seem to solve the puzzle either, though. There are a few high profile projects using the package, but those are not high up on the download ranking, so don't explain the high download counts of the package. BTW: This reverse dependency ranking on the website gives a good idea of how important a package is for the Python package eco system: https://www.wheelodex.org/rdepends-leaders/ (sort of like the Page rank for Python packages) -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Nov 12 2021)
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