# A defunct project of mine has been categorized as "critical"

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/a-defunct-project-of-mine-has-been-categorized-as-critical/17219>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [July 8, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/a-defunct-project-of-mine-has-been-categorized-as-critical/17219 "2022-07-08T17:29:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![hugovk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/hugovk/32/14505_2.png) [@hugovk](https://discuss.python.org/u/hugovk)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/a-defunct-project-of-mine-has-been-categorized-as-critical/17219/12 "2022-07-09T07:58:44Z")

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PyPI Stats filters out downloads from mirrors (such as bandersnatch) in an attempt to better reflect end-user downloads:

> **[PyPI Download Stats](https://pypistats.org/faqs#what-is-the-difference-between-without_mirrors-and-with_mirrors)**
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> PyPI Download Stats

Looking at lockfile’s relative position, those 10m downloads put it in the top 300, so it’s clearly important to the community:

> **[Top PyPI Packages](https://hugovk.github.io/top-pypi-packages/)**
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> A monthly dump of the 5,000 most-downloaded packages from PyPI

One option to encourage people stop using it: if you’re still in a position to release, emit a DeprecationWarning on import suggesting the replacements. Or something noisier like a UserWarning.

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