Total of pip packages downloaded, separated by Python versions

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Total of pip packages downloaded separated by Python versions

From June 26, 2016 (python 3.5.2 release) to Aug. 31, 2016.

Python versions from 2.6 to 3.5

Without 2.7

###Python packages downloads by major version

bigquery_pip_by_major_version.sql

-- https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/the-psf:pypi
SELECT concat(
  date(timestamp), '_',  REGEXP_EXTRACT(details.python, r'^([2-3]).[0-9].')
) as date_python, count(details.python) as downloads
FROM (TABLE_DATE_RANGE([the-psf:pypi.downloads], 
                TIMESTAMP('2016-06-26'), 
                TIMESTAMP('2016-08-31'))) 
group by date_python

bigquery_pip_by_minor_version.sql

-- https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/the-psf:pypi
-- https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/table/the-psf:pypi.downloads20160903
SELECT concat(
  date(timestamp), '_',  REGEXP_EXTRACT(details.python, r'^([2-3].[0-9]).')
) as date_python, count(details.python) as downloads
FROM (TABLE_DATE_RANGE([the-psf:pypi.downloads], 
                TIMESTAMP('2016-06-26'), 
                TIMESTAMP('2016-08-31'))) 
group by date_python

plot_python_downloads.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# To plot chart from csv generated by bigquery

import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.figure()

ts = pd.read_csv('download_python_version_by_day.csv')

ts['date'] = pd.to_datetime(ts['date'])


df = ts.pivot(index='date', columns='python', values='downloads')

#df.plot()
#df[[2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5]].plot()
df[[2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5]].plot()

plt.show()

plot_python_downloads_by_major_version.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

ts = pd.read_csv(
    'download_python_major_version_by_day.csv', parse_dates=True,
)

ts['date'] = pd.to_datetime(ts['date'])


df = ts.pivot(index='date', columns='python', values='downloads')

ax = df[[2, 3]].plot(logy=True, figsize=(12, 9))

ax.set_ylabel('log(downloads)')
ax.set_title('Python packages downloads')

plt.show()

Try a log scale on the y-axis, it's as simple as df.plot(logy=True) (docs)

Here's a log scale version of the same data.

I also think it's important for this analysis to filter down to pip installs:

SELECT
  CONCAT( DATE(timestamp), '_', REGEXP_EXTRACT(details.python, r'^([2-3].[0-9]).') ) AS date_python,
  COUNT(details.python) AS downloads
FROM (TABLE_DATE_RANGE([the-psf:pypi.downloads], TIMESTAMP('2016-06-26'), TIMESTAMP('2016-08-31')))
WHERE
  details.installer.name LIKE 'pip'
GROUP BY
  date_python

although it doesn't have a huge impact on the results.

Also, if you just want a relative comparison (rather than absolute), it might also be better to add WHERE ... AND details.cpu IS NOT NULL; more chance to get "actual" people installs rather than bots that are just mirroring (which might have more chance to be 2.7)