On Jun 28, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Alex Clark <acl...@aclark.net> wrote:

> Donald Stufft <donald <at> stufft.io> writes:
> 
> 
>>> Is there any plan for per-version/per-file stats?  I notice that the
>>> current stat display is across all versions, which makes it harder to
>>> tell e.g. setuptools 0.7 uptake vs 0.6.
>> 
>> That information is available via the API in a total format (basically the
> old download formats).
>> 
>> I think for someone evaluating the popularity of a package the new format
> is much more useful. Obviously
>> there is more information that _could_ be displayed (with varying amounts
> of effort) but you run the risk
>> of overwhelming the user with stats. 
>> 
>> There's a lot more I'd like to do in general statistics wise geared
> towards different targeted audiences.
>> There aren't exact plans right now as there are more pressing concerns and
> it needs to be done in a way that
>> tells a useful "story" without overwhelming people with numbers.
> 
> 
> Are you sure it doesn't "just work"? Vanity seems to work as expected now, I
> just cut a new release:

Yes the API contains the old numbers. (That is, they are updating, but it is by 
file totals).

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