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kivy/python-for-android

Python

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

Outside pull requests to kivy/python-for-android got a first human reply in a median of 10.1 hours (35 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 17% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,436 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,047 of 1,525 (the bottom 32%).

Key facts
Rank1,436 of 3,219
Score51.80
TierC
Median first reply10.1 hours
14-day no-reply share17%
First-timer rank1,047 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,436 of 3,219
Score
51.80
Tier
C
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 45.0 (coverage 100%), friction 36.5 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness87.3100%
Criticality34.7100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor52.5100%
Accessibility10.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.92.3%100.01318 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/kivy__python-for-android.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.17.2%65.52920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/kivy__python-for-android.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.100.0%100.06—primaryraw/author_history/kivy__python-for-android.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.10.1 hours (0.4 days)100.03518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/kivy__python-for-android.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.684.4 hours (28.5 days)24.63118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/kivy__python-for-android.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.134.4——primaryraw/dependents/kivy__python-for-android.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.17,618 downloads a month31.7——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__python-for-android.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.372937.3——primaryraw/github_meta/kivy__python-for-android.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0161—primaryraw/commits_365d/kivy__python-for-android.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/kivy__python-for-android.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/kivy__python-for-android.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/kivy__python-for-android.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.72.572.5——primaryraw/scorecard/kivy__python-for-android.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.30.6%38.23618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/kivy__python-for-android.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.3535.023—primaryraw/actions_runs/kivy__python-for-android.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/kivy__python-for-android.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
Balanced1,436 of 3,21951.80CRated
First-timer1,047 of 1,52551.31CRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,505 of 3,69652.70CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
de3e6651a5d379e92e5b3df71ef808c61c00278dce9716563fa09e8ae19f8427

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/3f.json, under the key kivy/python-for-android.

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