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tortoise/tortoise-orm

Python

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

Outside pull requests to tortoise/tortoise-orm got a first human reply in a median of 2.2 days (79 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 51% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,045 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 968 of 1,525 (the bottom 37%).

Key facts
Rank1,045 of 3,219
Score54.95
TierC
Median first reply2.2 days (51.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share51%
First-timer rank968 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,045 of 3,219
Score
54.95
Tier
C
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 57.3 (coverage 100%), friction 45.9 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness46.1100%
Criticality57.6100%
Governance68.0100%
Rigor49.7100%
Accessibility53.0100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.38.2%47.83419 April to 18 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.50.8%0.06120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.77.4%96.831—primaryraw/author_history/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.51.8 hours (2.2 days)47.37919 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1364.0 hours (56.8 days)6.55119 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.6669.8——primaryraw/dependents/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.477,912 downloads a month55.5——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__tortoise-orm.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.452745.3——primaryraw/github_meta/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.0119—primaryraw/commits_365d/tortoise__tortoise-orm.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/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.72.572.5——primaryraw/scorecard/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.23.1%28.96519 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.46.7%93.315—primaryraw/author_history/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.42.9%85.77—primaryraw/author_history/tortoise__tortoise-orm.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,045 of 3,21954.95CRated
First-timer968 of 1,52552.99CRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems528 of 1,27656.68BRated
AI-assisted1,358 of 3,69653.64CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
3ffdf020ed54f6d7c2fdc6e2d8969bbd3b5e77de7c061bfdeca5b2bef6b2d213

No suspicion flags on this repository.

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