{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/991","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/991/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/991/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/991/events","html_url":"https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/991","id":137399706,"number":991,"title":"Project Rating ","user":{"login":"williamjmorenor","id":3522386,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3522386?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor","html_url":"https://github.com/williamjmorenor","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/williamjmorenor/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":19,"created_at":"2016-02-29T22:30:49Z","updated_at":"2016-03-08T12:54:41Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Looking at the warehouse interface shuold be posible to show some rating, maybe a stars based system."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/comments/193775371","html_url":"https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/991#issuecomment-193775371","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pypa/warehouse/issues/991","id":193775371,"user":{"login":"dstufft","id":145979,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/145979?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft","html_url":"https://github.com/dstufft","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dstufft/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-03-08T12:54:41Z","updated_at":"2016-03-08T12:54:41Z","body":"I think a possible problem with download counts as the sole metric is that it ignores a number of things:\r\n\r\n* It treats all dependencies of a project with the same importance, but I think that fails to account for the fact that your \"main\" dependency, like say Django, is likely to be something you care about more than a tertiary dependency, like say psycopg2 (for a Django web app).\r\n* The download counts can only represent usage that comes from \"typical\" dependence. This means that a project like, say [packaging](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/packaging) or [versioneer](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/versioneer) are likely to be underrepresented since one of their primary methods of use is by bundling.\r\n* The download counts can only represent usage via PyPI, but it ignores usage through a redistributor. While it's not unusual for redistributors to offer their own metrics, having this as a separate metric goes back to the fact it's a bit different than pure download (or installed) counts, it would infer a stronger \"dependence\" than simply a download or install.\r\n\r\nI was always planning on adding the feature of watching a package (partially tracked in #997 and #798) but I'm not sure if exposing the number of watchers a project has is a good idea or not (though I lean towards yes)."}}