number of python users

[Bryan]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
> 
>>is there a rough estimate somewhere that shows currently how many python 1.5 vs
>>2.2 vs 2.3 vs 2.4 users there are?  have a majority moved to 2.4? or are they
>>still using 2.3? etc...
> 
> 
> Here are current PIL download statistics (last 10 days):
> 
>     75.6% /downloads/PIL-1.1.5.win32-py2.4.exe
>     18.0% /downloads/PIL-1.1.5.win32-py2.3.exe
>      2.2%  /downloads/PIL-1.1.5.win32-py2.2.exe
>      4.2%  /downloads/PIL-1.1.5.win32-py2.1.exe
> 
> Note that these are fresh downloads for Windows, not users.  People
> who run other systems, or are happy with their existing installation,
> isn't included (so older versions are probably more common than they
> appear).
> 
> (fwiw, I still have users on 1.5.2 for most of my libraries.  usually huge
> Unix systems that nobody wants to break just because they can...)
> 
> </F>
> 
> 
> 

just for fun, i looked at the top linux distros at distrowatch and looked at 
what version of python the latest released version is shipping with out of the box:

1. ubuntu hoary - python 2.4.1
2. mandriva 2005 - python 2.4
3. suse 9.3 - python 2.4
4. fedora core 4 - python 2.4.1
5. mepis 3.3.1 - python 2.3.5
6. knoppix 4.0.2  - python 2.3.5
7. debian sarge - python 2.3.5
8. gentoo 2005.1 - python 2.3.5
9. slackware 10.2 - python 2.4.1
10.kubuntu hoary - python 2.4.1
11. freebsd 5.4 - python 2.4
12. xandros 3.0 - python 2.3.4
13. pclinuxos 0.91 - python 2.3.4


bryan