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		kevin_thibedeau on Dec 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuitka: a Python compiler PyPI download numbers are bogus. More than 90% are from mirror bots, not actual users.

vernie on Dec 19, 2014 [–]

Ah yes, the 250,000 mirrors.

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