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agronholm/apscheduler

Python

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to agronholm/apscheduler got a first human reply in a median of 12.4 hours (28 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 45% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,377 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,312 of 1,525 (the bottom 15%).

Key facts
Rank1,377 of 3,219
Score52.25
TierC
Median first reply12.4 hours
14-day no-reply share45%
First-timer rank1,312 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,377 of 3,219
Score
52.25
Tier
C
Coverage
86% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 60.1 (coverage 100%), friction 52.7 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness55.975%
Criticality70.3100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor49.7100%
Accessibility21.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.45.5%9.12220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/agronholm__apscheduler.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.40.0%50.05—primaryraw/author_history/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.12.4 hours (0.5 days)98.92818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1178.5 hours (49.1 days)8.91718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/agronholm__apscheduler.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.24581.6——primaryraw/dependents/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.34.4 million downloads a month86.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__apscheduler.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.456345.6——primaryraw/github_meta/agronholm__apscheduler.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.031—primaryraw/commits_365d/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/agronholm__apscheduler.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.57.557.5——primaryraw/scorecard/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.39.1%48.92318 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/agronholm__apscheduler.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/agronholm__apscheduler.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,377 of 3,21952.25CRated
First-timer1,312 of 1,52545.44CRated
Career capital596 of 79852.52CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,560 of 3,69652.30CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
24901c135e0dfdb1fc29950927bfef82504b5d884eaa62e91232a182771d2cf3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/30.json, under the key agronholm/apscheduler.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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