[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> That's useful from a user perspective. Or is it? It's useful from a
> user perspective, until that issue is fixed. Then what? Is it still
> useful? Can the commenter remove it?

Yes.

> Can they get notified it's changed?

Yes.

> Can the maintainer say "this is fixed/changed?"

Yes.

> I never look at the PyPI pages for stuff I create. Which means if
> someone is using it for support, they're wasting their time. (Why
> would I look at it? I know what the project is for and where to get
> it! :) (and also PyPI isn't the prime download for it either - so the
> download stats are irrelevant to me) I doubt I'm alone, so how many
> people's time are wasted asking questions there ?

You'll get an email when someone comments, so you don't have to
look at the page.

> I suppose, personally, I'm dubious about the idea of having unchanging
> comments and ratings associated with projects which are changing and
> improving - that feels like a mismatch.

That's why the comments are per-release.

> If there's interest, and if there's a survey to be done, I could
> forward a link to a survey through that twitterfeed - which I suspect
> is a mix of users of PyPI and uploaders to PyPI.

Feel free to annouce it on Twitter - I don't use that system myself.

Regards,
Martin