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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 vinta/awesome-python got a first human reply in a median of 29 hours (220 pull requests, 17 April to 14 October 2026); 4% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,586 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: this repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.

Key facts
Rank1,586 of 3,219
Score50.61
TierC
Median first reply29 hours
14-day no-reply share4%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window17 April to 14 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,586 of 3,219
Score
50.61
Tier
C
Coverage
76% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 46.6 (coverage 68%), friction 42.5 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness76.4100%
Criticality40.235%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor54.7100%
Accessibility21.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.100.0%100.012917 April to 16 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vinta__awesome-python.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.4.0%92.120220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vinta__awesome-python.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.37.3%46.651—primaryraw/author_history/vinta__awesome-python.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.29.0 hours (1.2 days)68.222017 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vinta__awesome-python.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.120.0 hours (5 days)78.07117 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vinta__awesome-python.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.402240.2——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/vinta__awesome-python.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0996—primaryraw/commits_365d/vinta__awesome-python.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/vinta__awesome-python.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/vinta__awesome-python.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/vinta__awesome-python.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6060.0——primaryraw/scorecard/vinta__awesome-python.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.5.8%7.327417 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vinta__awesome-python.json

Accessibility

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

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,586 of 3,21950.61CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
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-assisted1,578 of 3,69652.14CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
295a991f2a200a4e47388bfc23cf294165f6a69e766eba5efd0e47976369c0f7

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/5e.json, under the key vinta/awesome-python.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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