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The download figures were last updated in March 2004. -- KevinAltis {{{#!wiki caution
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[http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/ BitTorrent]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=33044 1.3-1.5 million/month] (most downloads are just end-users)
 * related Python projects: ABC, G3, burst!		 [[http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/|BitTorrent]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=33044|1.3-1.5 million/month]] (most downloads are just end-users)
 * related Python projects: ABC, BT++, G3, burst!
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  * [http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/ ABC] (Yet Another Bittorrent Client)
   * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=88285 300K/month]
   * related Python projects: BitTorrent, wxPython
 
  * [http://g3torrent.sourceforge.net/ G3 Torrent]
   * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=100549 10K/month]		   * [[http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/|ABC]] (Yet Another Bittorrent Client)
   * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=88285|300K/month]]
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[http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ SpamBayes]
  * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=61702 25K/month] (most downloads are just end-users, aka Outlook plugin)		   * [[http://btplusplus.sourceforge.net/|BT++]]
   * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=72355|125K/month]]
   * related Python projects: BitTorrent, wxPython
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[http://mailman.sourceforge.net/ Mailman]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=103 2-3K/month]		   * [[http://g3torrent.sourceforge.net/|G3 Torrent]]
   * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=100549|10K/month]]
   * related Python projects: BitTorrent, wxPython

[[http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/|SpamBayes]]
  * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?group_id=61702&ugn=spambayes&type=&mode=year|30-50K/month]] (most downloads are just end-users, aka Outlook plugin)

[[http://mailman.sourceforge.net/|Mailman]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?group_id=103&ugn=mailman&type=&mode=year|2-3K/month]]
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[http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/ pywin32] (formerly Win32All)
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=78018 20K/month]		 [[http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/|pywin32]] (formerly Win32All)
 * downloads: [[https://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?group_id=78018&ugn=pywin32&type=&mode=year|20-30K/month]]
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 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=10718 20K/month]  * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=10718|20K/month]]
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 * related Python projects: BoaConstructor, WxGlade, SPE, PythonCard  * related Python projects: BoaConstructor, WxGlade, [[http://wiki.python.org/moin/SPE|SPE]], PythonCard
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[http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/ BitPim]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=75211 13-15K/month]		   * BoaConstructor
   * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=1909|3K/month]]
   * related Python projects: wxPython
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[http://www.plone.org Plone]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=47214 10-14K/month]		   * [[http://wiki.python.org/moin/SPE|SPE]]
   * downloads: [[http://pythonide.stani.be]]
   * related Python projects: wxPython

[[http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/|BitPim]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=75211|13-15K/month]]

[[http://www.plone.org|Plone]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=47214|10-14K/month]]
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["Zope"] [[Zope]]
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PythonImagingLibrary ([http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ PIL]) PythonImagingLibrary ([[http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/|PIL]])
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[http://www.numpy.org/ NumPy] / NumArray
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=1369 6K/month]		 [[http://www.scons.org/|SCons]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?group_id=30337&ugn=scons&type=&mode=year|8K/month]]
 * mailing list subscribers: 350+ for scons-users, 140+ for scons-dev

MoinMoin Wiki Engine
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=8482|6K/month]]
 * used by many other projects for collaboration and documentation (even right ''here'' ;) )

[[http://www.numpy.org/|NumPy]] / NumArray
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=1369|6K/month]]
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["MySQL"] for Python
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=22307 4-5K/month]		 [[MySQL]] for Python
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=22307|4-5K/month]]
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[http://py2exe.sourceforge.net/ py2exe]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=15583 3-4K/month]		 [[http://www.solfege.org|GNU Solfege]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/detail.php?group_id=1465&ugn=solfege&type=prdownload&mode=year&package_id=0|6-7K/month]]
 * mailing list subscribers: 53 + 74 (devel + announce)

[[Py2Exe]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=15583|3-4K/month]]
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TwistedMatrix ([http://www.twistedmatrix.com Twisted]) TwistedMatrix ([[http://www.twistedmatrix.com|Twisted]])
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["Jython"]
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=12867 3K/month]		 [[Jython]]
 * downloads: [[http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=12867|3K/month]]
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MoinMoin Wiki Engine
 * downloads: [http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=8482 2-3K/month]
 * used by many other projects for collaboration and documentation (even right ''here'' ;) )

[http://www.reportlab.com/ ReportLab]		 [[http://www.reportlab.com/|ReportLab]]
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[http://www.cps-project.org/ Nuxeo CPS] [[http://www.cps-project.org/|Nuxeo CPS]]
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Original message was posted to [http://pythonology.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-python marketing-python] mailing list Original message was posted to [[http://pythonology.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-python|marketing-python]] mailing list

Introduction

The list is ordered with a preference to number of downloads per month, followed by the number of subscribers to the project mailing list.

The list is under construction. Suggestion on formatting, help finding more projects and keeping data up-to-date is welcome.

In order to keep the list focused, some metrics have to be established so that every Python-related project isn't in the list. For example, a minimum of three thousand (3K) downloads per month, a few hundred subscribers to the project mailing list, or an obviously large established user base (e.g. Mailman). In addition, the list doesn't include modules or packages in the standard libraries such as Tkinter.

Download figures will vary for a project as new releases are made. Perhaps the download figures below should be an average of the last full three or four previous months? You can see detailed monthly downloads by following the links below for projects hosted on SourceForge.

The download figures were last updated in March 2004.

Additional notes

  • Mac OS X includes Python - Jaguar used Python 2.2.0, Panther uses Python 2.3.0

  • RedHat and Debian Linux distributions include Python and RedHat uses Python extensively and some Python projects are also included with the distributions.

  • Due to bundling and the use of mirror sites we can't collect meaningful download totals for Linux users for many projects. In those cases, maybe it is better to use the size of the mailing list as a popularity gauge?

  • AppsWithPythonScripting

Most Popular Python Projects

BitTorrent

SpamBayes

  • downloads: 30-50K/month (most downloads are just end-users, aka Outlook plugin)

Mailman

pywin32 (formerly Win32All)

WxPython

BitPim

Plone

  • downloads: 10-14K/month

  • related Python projects: Zope, Archetypes, Collective
  • book coming out this summer

Zope

  • related Python projects: Plone
  • 10 books

PythonImagingLibrary (PIL)

  • downloads 9-15K/month (guesstimate)

PyGtk

  • mailing list subscribers: 550+

PyQt

  • mailing list subscribers: 500+

SCons

  • downloads: 8K/month

  • mailing list subscribers: 350+ for scons-users, 140+ for scons-dev

MoinMoin Wiki Engine

  • downloads: 6K/month

  • used by many other projects for collaboration and documentation (even right here ;) )

NumPy / NumArray

PyGame

  • downloads: 5K/month
  • mailing list subscribers: 270+
  • 2 books

MySQL for Python

GNU Solfege

  • downloads: 6-7K/month

  • mailing list subscribers: 53 + 74 (devel + announce)

Py2Exe

  • downloads: 3-4K/month

  • Combined with Inno Setup users can package and distribute Python applications as standalones on Windows.

TwistedMatrix (Twisted)

  • downloads: 3-4K/month
  • mailing list subscribers: 570+ for twisted-python, 150+ for twisted-web

Jython

ReportLab

  • downloads: 2K/month
  • mailing list subscribers: 500+

Nuxeo CPS

  • downloads: 2-3K/month
  • mailing lists subscribers: 400+

Python downloads for comparison

These are the download figures for the latest release version of Python from python.org from the previous month. These figures do not include earlier versions of Python or downloads from mirror sites or other distributions.

  • Python-2.3.3.exe: 60K in March 2004
  • Python-2.3.3.tgz and Python-2.3.3.tar.bz2: 29K in March 2004

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