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

Outside pull requests to Rapptz/discord.py got a first human reply in a median of 9.1 hours (18 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 71% got none within 14 days. It ranks 770 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 942 of 1,525 (the bottom 39%).

Key facts
Rank770 of 3,219
Score57.19
TierB
Median first reply9.1 hours
14-day no-reply share71%
First-timer rank942 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
770 of 3,219
Score
57.19
Tier
B
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 58.2 (coverage 100%), friction 40.1 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness66.5100%
Criticality63.9100%
Governance68.0100%
Rigor42.0100%
Accessibility31.385%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.80.8%100.02610 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Rapptz__discord.py.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.71.4%0.04920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Rapptz__discord.py.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.41.2%51.517—primaryraw/author_history/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.9.1 hours (0.4 days)100.01810 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1067.7 hours (44.5 days)11.61910 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Rapptz__discord.py.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.15076.8——primaryraw/dependents/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.4.9 million downloads a month73.8——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__discord.py.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.420842.1——primaryraw/github_meta/Rapptz__discord.py.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.086—primaryraw/commits_365d/Rapptz__discord.py.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/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Rapptz__discord.py.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.67.567.5——primaryraw/scorecard/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.8.1%10.13710 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Rapptz__discord.py.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.028—primaryraw/actions_runs/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.27.3%54.511—primaryraw/author_history/Rapptz__discord.py.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/Rapptz__discord.py.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
Balanced770 of 3,21957.19BRated
First-timer942 of 1,52553.44CRated
Career capital477 of 79856.32BRated
Senior systems433 of 1,27659.31BRated
AI-assisted1,297 of 3,69654.12CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
d2cbb5c91c14f9cbdcde7f127740a050360e7cfc7c4c387bab53cfb734c970dc

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/2e.json, under the key Rapptz/discord.py.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). Rapptz/discord.py. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/rapptz/discord.py/. CC BY 4.0.

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