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Do popular PyPI packages rely on 'OS Independent'? No — the long tail does (81% vs 72%); the head names real platforms

Do popular PyPI packages rely on 'OS Independent'? No — the long tail does (81% vs 72%); the head names real platforms

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Are popular PyPI packages for a broader audience? No — 97% of head declarers tag 'Developers' (vs 85%), same 13-of-14 span

Are popular PyPI packages for a broader audience? No — 97% of head declarers tag 'Developers' (vs 85%), same 13-of-14 span

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Do popular PyPI packages choose deeper Topic paths? Barely (3.29 vs 3.25) — and the extra depth is template boilerplate

Do popular PyPI packages choose deeper Topic paths? Barely (3.29 vs 3.25) — and the extra depth is template boilerplate

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Does the popular PyPI head pile into one framework? No — the long tail is more concentrated (29% vs 21%), driven by Odoo

Does the popular PyPI head pile into one framework? No — the long tail is more concentrated (29% vs 21%), driven by Odoo

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Do PyPI long-tail packages copy PyPy boilerplate? No: popular packages advertise non-CPython support more (72% vs 55%)

Do PyPI long-tail packages copy PyPy boilerplate? No: popular packages advertise non-CPython support more (72% vs 55%)

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Do popular PyPI packages advertise a fresher Python matrix? Yes: the tail's newest declared version is EOL 29% vs 8%

Do popular PyPI packages advertise a fresher Python matrix? Yes: the tail's newest declared version is EOL 29% vs 8%

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Do PyPI projects swap keywords for a missing Topic classifier? No: projects with a Topic use keywords 2x as often

Do PyPI projects swap keywords for a missing Topic classifier? No: projects with a Topic use keywords 2x as often

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When does PyPI publish? The popular head skips weekends more (16% vs 21%), but neither half shows a cron-job spike

When does PyPI publish? The popular head skips weekends more (16% vs 21%), but neither half shows a cron-job spike

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Does the PyPI long tail over-claim maturity? No: 72% of popular declarers say Production/Stable vs 23% of the tail

Does the PyPI long tail over-claim maturity? No: 72% of popular declarers say Production/Stable vs 23% of the tail

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Do popular PyPI packages write longer summaries? No: they write terser one-liners but much longer READMEs

Do popular PyPI packages write longer summaries? No: they write terser one-liners but much longer READMEs

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Does popularity buy frequent PyPI releases? No, it buys regular ones: a head-vs-tail census of release cadence

Does popularity buy frequent PyPI releases? No, it buys regular ones: a head-vs-tail census of release cadence

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Does PyPI's long tail ship broad wheels? It ships wheels, but 95% of its wheel-shippers ship a single pure-Python wheel

Does PyPI's long tail ship broad wheels? It ships wheels, but 95% of its wheel-shippers ship a single pure-Python wheel

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Is PyPI's long tail messier? Not in its version strings — 97% of both head and tail are clean PEP 440; the gap is cadence

Is PyPI's long tail messier? Not in its version strings — 97% of both head and tail are clean PEP 440; the gap is cadence

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Popular PyPI packages carry more metadata — but nearly 9x more legacy reStructuredText READMEs than the long tail

Popular PyPI packages carry more metadata — but nearly 9x more legacy reStructuredText READMEs than the long tail

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How do PyPI packages write their Python-version requirement? A head-vs-tail census: the long tail caps Python MORE

How do PyPI packages write their Python-version requirement? A head-vs-tail census: the long tail caps Python MORE

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