CircuitPython has reached over 4,000 Stars on GitHub!
CircuitPython is an education friendly open source derivative of MicroPython. CircuitPython supports use on educational development boards designed and sold by Adafruit and a number of other vendors in addition to single board computers (SBC) running the Blinka compatibility layer software. Adafruit CircuitPython features unified Python core APIs and nearly 500 Adafruit libraries and drivers of that work with it.
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History:
- 3,000 Stars – MAY 22, 2022
- 2,500 Stars – JULY 16, 2021
- 2,000 Stars – JANUARY 27, 2021
- 1,700 Stars – MAY19, 2020
- 1,000 Stars – FEBRUARY 10, 2019
- 800 Stars – JANUARY 21, 2019
Editor’s note! – pt
It took 2,935 days (about 8 years) for the “adafruit/circuitpython” repository to reach 4,000 stars on GitHub. After doing some analysis with ChatGPT on the CSV file of the data, a few interesting things!
After reaching around 1,000 stars, the growth rate appears to accelerate, indicating increased visibility and popularity within the developer community.
The project shows a trend of consistent engagement and steady growth without significant drops, which is a positive indicator of sustained community interest.
Based on the overall growth trend of the repository, it is estimated to take approximately 725 days (around 2 years) for the repository to reach 5,000 stars on GitHub. The projected date for reaching this milestone would be around August 30, 2026.