python/cpython
The Python programming language
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
The project lists 356 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #11 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 4, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Implements the reference interpreter for the Python programming language, providing the core runtime and standard library.
- Offers a highly portable, extensible, and widely supported Python implementation with comprehensive standard libraries and ongoing optimizations.
- Use for developing cross-platform Python applications leveraging a mature and stable language runtime.
- Use for contributing to Python language development or customizing the interpreter for specialized use cases.
- Use for building and testing Python extensions or embedding Python in other software projects.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
Other
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Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
- License not identified by GitHub; read the LICENSE file before depending on it.
- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
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Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+3,627 stars over 90 days across 13 snapshot days; best day +45 on Aug 6.
Forks
37.2K+2.0K
Open issues
9.2K-255
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| python/cpython | 77.8K | — | 45 | — |
| Category median | 94.7K | +2.0K | 75 | — |
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