Number of Packages in the "cheeseshop"

[Michael Rudolf]

Hi, I just wondered how many Packages are in the Python Package Index.

I could not find any counter, but I found that there is a category
overview on http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse .

A quick look at the HTML told me that the number of Packages per
Category is listed surrounded by parentheses, at most one per line.

So I counted them:

import urllib
sum=0
for t in urllib.urlopen('http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse'):
t=t.split('(')[-1].split(')')[0]
try:
sum += int(t)
except ValueError:
pass # print "OMG cannot convert %s to int" % t
print "sum is: %s" % sum

Which yields: sum is: 31670

That would be around half the weight of CPAN, which would be a
not-so-bad result

My Questions:
a) Are there package listed in multiple Categories, which would breaking
my counting?
b) Did I make some other mistake(s)?
c) is there a counter which yields the current number of PyPI-Packages?

PS: Please excuse my bad english, I am not a native speaker.

THX, Michael

 

[John Machin]

Hi, I just wondered how many Packages are in the Python Package Index.

I could not find any counter,

Main page (http://pypi.python.org/pypi), right at the top:
"""
The Python Package Index is a repository of software for the Python
programming language. There are currently 5883 packages here.
"""

The devs must have read your posting and slammed in a quick fix ;-)

but I found that there is a category
overview onhttp://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=browse.

A quick look at the HTML told me that the number of Packages per
Category is listed surrounded by parentheses, at most one per line.

So I counted them:

import urllib
sum=0
for t in urllib.urlopen('http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse'):
    t=t.split('(')[-1].split(')')[0]

That statement is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. I wonder what
it does.

    try:
        sum += int(t)
    except ValueError:
        pass # print "OMG cannot convert %s to int" % t
print "sum is: %s" % sum

Which yields: sum is: 31670

That would be around half the weight of CPAN, which would be a
not-so-bad result

My Questions:
a) Are there package listed in multiple Categories, which would breaking
my counting?

Next you'll be asking if items are listed in multiple categories on
eBay

Have you considered looking at the listing for some individual
packages? Here's one:

# Categories

* Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
* Intended Audience :: Developers
* License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
* Operating System :: OS Independent
* Programming Language :: Python
* Topic :: Database
* Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content :: CGI Tools/
Libraries
* Topic :: Office/Business :: Financial :: Spreadsheet
* Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

So that's 9 categories. And 4 topics -- that'd be "keyword spamming"
on eBay

 

[Michael Rudolf]

Am Thu, 5 Mar 2009 05:38:58 -0800 (PST)

Main page (http://pypi.python.org/pypi), right at the top:
"""
The Python Package Index is a repository of software for the Python
programming language. There are currently 5883 packages here.
"""

Ooops... totally missed that... must have been blind, sorry.
Thank you.

for t in \
urllib.urlopen('http://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse'):
t=t.split('(')[-1].split(')')[0]

That statement is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. I wonder what
it does.

extracts everything between parentheses per line, as long as there is
exactly one '(' and one ')' in it (true for that site).

Didnt want to parse the HTML or write a regex for that simple Job.

Anyways, sorry for that stupid post and thanks for pointing out that
there actually *is* a counter.
Next time I will readjust my caffeine-in-blood-level before posting.

Michael

 

[Gerard Flanagan]

> Hi, I just wondered how many Packages are in the Python Package Index.

fwiw

http://bitbucket.org/djerdo/musette/src/tip/tools/download-pypi.py

regards

G.