[BangPypers] Python grows in 2007

[Indrajith K]

Number of packages to a good extent can be taken as a indicator of the
reach of the language (though it makes sense more to languages like
python, perl, ruby etc). Perl has a long history. CPAN has almost
every thing you require. The growth won't be really feeble, still
number of packages for perl increased by 1140, python increased its
stretch by 857. I agree that python standard lib can replace many CPAN
modules, but it is hard to believe Python std lib + cheeseshop  = perl
std lib + cpan. Python growth is great, but it has a long way to go.
To me ruby is not in my radar (though oreilly says the ruby books
sales out numbered python books in 2007, it is where Python was few
years ago).

On Jan 4, 2008 4:01 PM, Anand Balachandran Pillai <abpillai at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you made a mistake by dividing over the total number of
> packages. The percentages shown by dividing the incremental
> growth of say Perl by the total growth does not give any indication
> of an index. It is like adding apples to oranges.
>
> The more valid index is the relative growth of the package size
> w.r.t the previous package size i.e (p2-p1)*100/p1. That is very
> simple growth percentage of each language and here it is.
>
> Ruby: 3.5%
> PHP: 5.2%
> Perl: 9.8%
> Python: 35.8%
>
> Interpret the numbers yourself!
>
> --Anand
>
>
> On Jan 4, 2008 3:37 PM,  <baiju at muthukadan.net> wrote:
> > Last year (May 2007) I posted a blog about comparing different package
> > repositories (http://baijum81.livejournal.com/20775.html).
> >
> > The total number of packages in different repositories was like this:
> >
> > 1. Perl (11643) http://cpan.org/
> > 2. Python (2392) http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi
> > 3. Ruby (1587) http://raa.ruby-lang.org/
> > 4. PHP (442) http://pear.php.net/packages.php
> >
> >
> > When I read this thread I thought just revisit the repositories.
> > Here is the new status:
> >
> > 1. Perl (12783) http://cpan.org/
> > 2. Python (3249) http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi
> > 3. Ruby (1642) http://raa.ruby-lang.org/
> > 4. PHP (465) http://pear.php.net/packages.php
> >
> > Here is the increment details:
> > Disclaimer: I am not a statistical guy :)
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/env python
> >
> > # May 21st 2007
> > perl1 = 11643
> > python1 = 2392
> > ruby1 = 1587
> > php1 = 442
> >
> > # Jan 4th 2008
> > perl2 = 12783
> > python2 = 3249
> > ruby2 = 1642
> > php2 = 465
> >
> > perld = perl2 - perl1
> > pythond = python2 - python1
> > rubyd = ruby2 - ruby1
> > phpd = php2 - php1
> >
> > total = perld + pythond + rubyd + phpd
> >
> > print "Perl", (perld/float(total))*100
> > print "Python", (pythond/float(total))*100
> > print "Ruby", (rubyd/float(total))*100
> > print "PHP", (phpd/float(total))*100
> >
> > # Output:-
> > #
> > # Perl 54.9397590361
> > # Python 41.3012048193
> > # Ruby 2.65060240964
> > # PHP 1.10843373494
> >
> > Again, I am not going to any conclusions ;)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Baiju M
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> -Anand
>
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