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-# npm & PyPI — Package Registry Data Extraction
-
-`https://registry.npmjs.org` · `https://api.npmjs.org` · `https://pypi.org` · `https://pypistats.org`
-
-Both registries expose full JSON APIs with no auth required. Never use a browser — every data point is available over HTTP.
-
-Tested 2026-04-18 with `uv run python` + `http_get`.
-
----
-
-## Latency reference (measured)
-
-| Endpoint | Latency |
-|----------|---------|
-| PyPI package JSON | ~80ms |
-| npm downloads point | ~110ms |
-| npm registry full doc (react = 6.3MB) | ~280ms |
-| npm registry search | ~330ms |
-| pypistats.org recent | ~480ms |
-
----
-
-## npm Registry
-
-### Package metadata
-
-Two endpoints — pick based on what you need:
-
-**Full registry document** — includes all version history, time map, author, bugs, homepage, keywords, README (when present). Large for popular packages (react = 6.3MB).
-
-```python
-import json
-data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react"))
-
-# Top-level keys: _id, name, dist-tags, versions, time, bugs, author,
-#                 license, homepage, keywords, repository, description,
-#                 contributors, maintainers, readme, readmeFilename, users
-print(data['name'])                          # 'react'
-print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '19.2.5'
-print(data['time']['created'])               # '2011-10-26T17:46:21.942Z'
-print(data['time']['modified'])              # '2026-04-18T00:57:09.913Z'
-
-latest = data['dist-tags']['latest']
-v = data['versions'][latest]
-# Version object keys: name, version, description, license, keywords,
-#   homepage, bugs, repository, engines, exports, main, scripts,
-#   dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, dist, maintainers,
-#   _npmUser, _nodeVersion, _npmVersion
-print(v['description'])                      # 'React is a JavaScript library...'
-print(v['license'])                          # 'MIT'
-print(list(v.get('dependencies', {}).keys())) # [] (react 19 has no runtime deps)
-print(v.get('homepage'))                     # 'https://react.dev/'
-print(len(data['versions']))                 # 2785 — all published versions
-```
-
-**Single version endpoint** — 1–2KB instead of megabytes. Use when you only need one version's data.
-
-```python
-import json
-# Fetch a specific version
-v = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react/19.2.5"))
-print(v['name'], v['version'], v['description'])
-
-# Fetch latest directly (no need to resolve dist-tags first)
-v = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react/latest"))
-print(v['version'])   # '19.2.5'
-```
-
-**Abbreviated document** — skips time map and (in theory) README; versions dict still present. Use `Accept` header.
-
-```python
-import json, urllib.request, gzip
-
-req = urllib.request.Request(
-    "https://registry.npmjs.org/react",
-    headers={
-        "Accept": "application/vnd.npm.install-v1+json",
-        "Accept-Encoding": "gzip"
-    }
-)
-with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
-    raw = r.read()
-    if r.headers.get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip":
-        raw = gzip.decompress(raw)
-data = json.loads(raw)
-# Keys: name, dist-tags, versions, modified (no time map, no readme)
-print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '4.18.1' (for lodash)
-```
-
-Note: abbreviated is still large (react: 2.7MB) — use single-version endpoint when possible.
-
-### Scoped packages
-
-Scoped packages (`@scope/name`) work with a direct path — no encoding needed:
-
-```python
-import json
-data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test"))
-print(data['name'])                          # '@playwright/test'
-print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '1.59.1'
-print(len(data['versions']))                 # 3148
-```
-
-If constructing URLs dynamically, either form works:
-```python
-# Direct path (preferred)
-url = f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg}"          # '@playwright/test'
-# URL-encoded slash
-url = f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg.replace('/', '%2F')}"
-```
-
-### Download statistics
-
-The npm downloads API is separate from the registry and very fast (~110ms).
-
-**Point query** — single number for a period:
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Supported periods: last-day, last-week, last-month, last-year
-# Also accepts ISO date ranges: YYYY-MM-DD:YYYY-MM-DD
-
-stats = json.loads(http_get("https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/react"))
-print(stats['downloads'])   # 123302510
-print(stats['start'])       # '2026-04-11'
-print(stats['end'])         # '2026-04-17'
-print(stats['package'])     # 'react'
-
-# Confirmed values (2026-04-18):
-# last-day:   19,411,762
-# last-week: 123,302,510
-# last-month: 502,719,511
-# last-year: 3,000,644,845
-```
-
-**Bulk point query** — up to ~128 packages in one call, comma-separated:
-
-```python
-import json
-
-bulk = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/"
-    "react,vue,angular,webpack,typescript,eslint,jest,prettier,rollup,babel"
-))
-# Returns dict keyed by package name
-for pkg, info in bulk.items():
-    print(f"{pkg}: {info['downloads']:,}")
-# react: 123,302,510
-# vue: 11,042,359
-# angular: 524,366
-# webpack: 44,425,549
-# typescript: 180,054,359
-# eslint: 126,113,686
-# jest: 43,394,412
-# prettier: 87,551,734
-# rollup: 103,431,439
-# babel: 139,207
-```
-
-**Range query** — downloads per day over a period:
-
-```python
-import json
-
-resp = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-01-01:2025-01-07/react"
-))
-# resp['downloads'] is a list of {downloads, day} objects
-for entry in resp['downloads']:
-    print(entry['day'], entry['downloads'])
-# 2025-01-01  1336801
-# 2025-01-02  3288088
-# 2025-01-03  3381680
-# ...
-```
-
-### Search
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Fields: text, size (max ~250), from (offset), quality, popularity, maintenance weights
-data = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://registry.npmjs.org/-/v1/search?text=browser+automation&size=5"
-))
-print(data['total'])   # total results matching the query
-
-for obj in data['objects']:
-    p = obj['package']
-    s = obj['score']
-    # p keys: name, version, description, keywords, date, links, publisher, maintainers
-    # s keys: final, detail.quality, detail.popularity, detail.maintenance
-    print(
-        p['name'],
-        p['version'],
-        f"{s['final']:.2f}",
-        p.get('description', '')[:60]
-    )
-# agent-browser 0.26.0 462.28 Browser automation CLI for AI agents
-# nightmare     3.0.2  306.64 A high-level browser automation library.
-```
-
-Score breakdown (all three are 0–1 floats):
-- `quality` — code quality signals (tests, lint, TypeScript types)
-- `popularity` — download counts normalized
-- `maintenance` — release frequency, open issues
-
-`final` is a weighted combination and can exceed 1.0 for extremely popular packages.
-
-### Error handling
-
-```python
-import json, urllib.error
-
-try:
-    data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/nonexistent-pkg-xyz"))
-except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-    # 404 for missing packages
-    print(e.code)                            # 404
-    print(json.loads(e.read()))             # {'error': 'Not found'}
-```
-
----
-
-## PyPI
-
-### Package metadata
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Latest version metadata
-data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/json"))
-info = data['info']
-
-# info keys (selected):
-print(info['name'])             # 'requests'
-print(info['version'])          # '2.33.1'
-print(info['summary'])          # 'Python HTTP for Humans.'
-print(info['license'])          # 'Apache-2.0'
-print(info['author'])           # None (sometimes empty — check author_email)
-print(info['author_email'])     # '"Kenneth Reitz" <me@kennethreitz.org>'
-print(info['requires_python'])  # '>=3.10'
-print(info['home_page'])        # None (may be empty — check project_urls)
-print(info['project_urls'])
-# {'Documentation': 'https://requests.readthedocs.io',
-#  'Source': 'https://github.com/psf/requests'}
-
-requires = info.get('requires_dist') or []
-print(requires[:5])
-# ['charset_normalizer<4,>=2', 'idna<4,>=2.5', 'urllib3<3,>=1.26',
-#  'certifi>=2023.5.7', 'PySocks!=1.5.7,>=1.5.6; extra == "socks"']
-
-print(info.get('classifiers', [])[:3])
-# ['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-#  'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-#  'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License']
-
-# data['urls'] — list of dist files for the latest version
-for f in data['urls']:
-    # keys: filename, packagetype, python_version, size, digests, url,
-    #       upload_time, requires_python, yanked, yanked_reason
-    print(f['packagetype'], f['python_version'], f['filename'], f['size'])
-# bdist_wheel  py3     requests-2.33.1-py3-none-any.whl  64947
-# sdist        source  requests-2.33.1.tar.gz           134120
-```
-
-### Specific version
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Fetch a pinned version (not just latest)
-data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/2.32.3/json"))
-print(data['info']['version'])   # '2.32.3'
-# Same structure as the latest endpoint
-```
-
-### Version history and yanked releases
-
-```python
-import json
-
-data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/json"))
-
-# data['releases'] is a dict: version_string -> list of file objects
-versions = list(data['releases'].keys())
-print("Total versions:", len(versions))   # 159
-# Versions are insertion-ordered (chronological, oldest first)
-# dict key order is stable
-
-# Find yanked versions
-yanked = [
-    (ver, files[0]['yanked_reason'])
-    for ver, files in data['releases'].items()
-    if files and files[0].get('yanked')
-]
-print(yanked[:2])
-# [('2.32.0', 'Yanked due to conflicts with CVE-2024-35195 mitigation'),
-#  ('2.32.1', 'Yanked due to conflicts with CVE-2024-35195 mitigation ')]
-
-# info.yanked is True only if the LATEST version is yanked
-print(data['info']['yanked'])            # False
-print(data['info']['yanked_reason'])     # None
-```
-
-### Download statistics (pypistats.org)
-
-PyPI does not expose download counts in its own JSON API. Use pypistats.org.
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Recent (last day/week/month) — fastest, single call
-stats = json.loads(http_get("https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/recent"))
-d = stats['data']
-print(d['last_day'])    # 52969887
-print(d['last_week'])   # 356556988
-print(d['last_month'])  # 1385411770
-
-# Historical daily totals (overall, going back ~6 months)
-overall = json.loads(http_get("https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/overall"))
-# overall['data'] is list of {category, date, downloads}
-# category is 'with_mirrors' or 'without_mirrors'
-for row in overall['data'][:3]:
-    print(row['date'], row['category'], row['downloads'])
-# 2025-10-19  with_mirrors     21916634
-# 2025-10-19  without_mirrors  21882953
-
-# Without mirrors (pip installs only, more accurate for real usage):
-clean = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/overall?mirrors=false"
-))
-
-# By Python major version
-by_python = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/python_major"
-))
-# data rows: {category: '3', date: '...', downloads: N}
-
-# By OS
-by_sys = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/system"
-))
-# data rows: {category: 'Darwin'|'Linux'|'Windows'|'other'|'null', date, downloads}
-
-# By Python minor version
-by_minor = json.loads(http_get(
-    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/python_minor"
-))
-```
-
-### Parallel fetch for multiple packages
-
-```python
-import json
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-
-packages = ['numpy', 'pandas', 'scikit-learn', 'torch', 'tensorflow']
-
-def get_pypi_info(pkg):
-    d = json.loads(http_get(f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{pkg}/json"))
-    return {
-        'name': pkg,
-        'version': d['info']['version'],
-        'summary': d['info']['summary'],
-        'requires_python': d['info']['requires_python'],
-    }
-
-with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
-    results = list(ex.map(get_pypi_info, packages))
-
-for r in results:
-    print(r['name'], r['version'], r['summary'][:50])
-# numpy        2.4.4  Fundamental package for array computing in Python
-# pandas       3.0.2  Powerful data structures for data analysis, time s
-# scikit-learn 1.8.0  A set of python modules for machine learning and d
-# torch        2.11.0 Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with
-# tensorflow   2.21.0 TensorFlow is an open source machine learning fram
-```
-
-### Error handling
-
-```python
-import json, urllib.error
-
-try:
-    data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/nonexistent-xyz-abc/json"))
-except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-    print(e.code)   # 404
-    # Body is HTML, not JSON — don't try to parse it
-```
-
----
-
-## Parallel fetch patterns
-
-### Mixed registry + stats in one shot
-
-```python
-import json
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-
-def npm_info(pkg):
-    # Use single-version endpoint (1-2KB) not full registry doc (MB)
-    v = json.loads(http_get(f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg}/latest"))
-    s = json.loads(http_get(f"https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-month/{pkg}"))
-    return {'name': pkg, 'version': v['version'], 'downloads': s['downloads']}
-
-pkgs = ['react', 'vue', 'svelte', 'solid-js', 'preact']
-with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
-    results = list(ex.map(npm_info, pkgs))
-for r in results:
-    print(r['name'], r['version'], f"{r['downloads']:,}")
-```
-
-### npm bulk downloads (most efficient for many packages)
-
-```python
-import json
-
-# Up to ~128 packages in one HTTP call
-pkgs = ['react', 'vue', 'angular', 'svelte']
-bulk = json.loads(http_get(
-    f"https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/{','.join(pkgs)}"
-))
-# Returns: {pkg_name: {'downloads': N, 'start': '...', 'end': '...', 'package': '...'}, ...}
-sorted_pkgs = sorted(bulk.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]['downloads'], reverse=True)
-for name, info in sorted_pkgs:
-    print(f"{name}: {info['downloads']:,}")
-```
-
----
-
-## Rate limits
-
-No rate limits encountered across rapid bursts of 10 sequential calls per endpoint (2026-04-18 testing):
-
-| API | Observed limit |
-|-----|----------------|
-| npm registry (`registry.npmjs.org`) | None observed |
-| npm downloads (`api.npmjs.org`) | None observed |
-| npm search | None observed |
-| PyPI JSON (`pypi.org`) | None observed |
-| pypistats.org | None observed |
-
-npm's official documentation mentions soft rate limits at very high volumes, but normal task-level usage (dozens of calls) is unaffected. If building a large scraper, add a short sleep between batches as a precaution.
-
----
-
-## Gotchas
-
-- **Full npm registry doc is huge** — `registry.npmjs.org/react` is 6.3MB (2785 versions). When you only need the latest version metadata, fetch `registry.npmjs.org/react/latest` (~1.8KB) instead. Similarly for any specific version.
-
-- **npm `versions` dict keys are ordered oldest-first** — The last key is NOT necessarily the latest release; it may be a canary/experimental build. Always use `dist-tags.latest` to identify the stable latest version.
-
-- **PyPI `author` field is often `None`** — Many packages set `author_email` instead (often in `"Name" <email>` format). Fall back: `info['author'] or info['author_email']`.
-
-- **PyPI `home_page` is frequently empty** — Check `info['project_urls']` for `Homepage`, `Source`, `Documentation` links instead.
-
-- **PyPI `requires_dist` can be `None`** — Not an empty list — `None`. Always guard: `info.get('requires_dist') or []`.
-
-- **PyPI XML-RPC API is dead** — `https://pypi.org/pypi` (XML-RPC) returns a fault for most methods including `package_releases`. Use JSON API only.
-
-- **pypistats.org `total` field is `None`** — The `total` key in response JSON is null; compute sums from `data` list yourself.
-
-- **pypistats.org data goes back ~6 months** — The `overall` endpoint returns daily rows for roughly the past 180 days, not full history.
-
-- **PyPI yanked versions** — `data['releases'][ver][0]['yanked']` is `True` for yanked versions. `data['info']['yanked']` is only `True` if the latest version itself is yanked. Both `yanked` and `yanked_reason` fields exist on each file object.
-
-- **npm scoped packages** — Both `registry.npmjs.org/@scope/name` (direct path) and `registry.npmjs.org/@scope%2Fname` (URL-encoded) work. Use the direct path form.
-
-- **npm downloads bulk response is a dict** — When you request multiple packages, the response is `{pkg_name: {...}}`, not a list. Single-package response is a flat object with `downloads`, `start`, `end`, `package` directly.
-
-- **`http_get` handles gzip transparently** — The helper already decompresses gzip responses. No manual decompression needed.
-
-- **Never use a browser for either registry** — All data is JSON over HTTP. `http_get` calls take 80–480ms; a browser navigation would take 3–8 seconds with no benefit.
+# npm & PyPI — Package Registry Data Extraction
+
+`https://registry.npmjs.org` · `https://api.npmjs.org` · `https://pypi.org` · `https://pypistats.org`
+
+Both registries expose full JSON APIs with no auth required. Never use a browser — every data point is available over HTTP.
+
+Tested 2026-04-18 with `uv run python` + `http_get`.
+
+---
+
+## Latency reference (measured)
+
+| Endpoint | Latency |
+|----------|---------|
+| PyPI package JSON | ~80ms |
+| npm downloads point | ~110ms |
+| npm registry full doc (react = 6.3MB) | ~280ms |
+| npm registry search | ~330ms |
+| pypistats.org recent | ~480ms |
+
+---
+
+## npm Registry
+
+### Package metadata
+
+Two endpoints — pick based on what you need:
+
+**Full registry document** — includes all version history, time map, author, bugs, homepage, keywords, README (when present). Large for popular packages (react = 6.3MB).
+
+```python
+import json
+data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react"))
+
+# Top-level keys: _id, name, dist-tags, versions, time, bugs, author,
+#                 license, homepage, keywords, repository, description,
+#                 contributors, maintainers, readme, readmeFilename, users
+print(data['name'])                          # 'react'
+print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '19.2.5'
+print(data['time']['created'])               # '2011-10-26T17:46:21.942Z'
+print(data['time']['modified'])              # '2026-04-18T00:57:09.913Z'
+
+latest = data['dist-tags']['latest']
+v = data['versions'][latest]
+# Version object keys: name, version, description, license, keywords,
+#   homepage, bugs, repository, engines, exports, main, scripts,
+#   dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, dist, maintainers,
+#   _npmUser, _nodeVersion, _npmVersion
+print(v['description'])                      # 'React is a JavaScript library...'
+print(v['license'])                          # 'MIT'
+print(list(v.get('dependencies', {}).keys())) # [] (react 19 has no runtime deps)
+print(v.get('homepage'))                     # 'https://react.dev/'
+print(len(data['versions']))                 # 2785 — all published versions
+```
+
+**Single version endpoint** — 1–2KB instead of megabytes. Use when you only need one version's data.
+
+```python
+import json
+# Fetch a specific version
+v = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react/19.2.5"))
+print(v['name'], v['version'], v['description'])
+
+# Fetch latest directly (no need to resolve dist-tags first)
+v = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/react/latest"))
+print(v['version'])   # '19.2.5'
+```
+
+**Abbreviated document** — skips time map and (in theory) README; versions dict still present. Use `Accept` header.
+
+```python
+import json, urllib.request, gzip
+
+req = urllib.request.Request(
+    "https://registry.npmjs.org/react",
+    headers={
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.npm.install-v1+json",
+        "Accept-Encoding": "gzip"
+    }
+)
+with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+    raw = r.read()
+    if r.headers.get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip":
+        raw = gzip.decompress(raw)
+data = json.loads(raw)
+# Keys: name, dist-tags, versions, modified (no time map, no readme)
+print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '4.18.1' (for lodash)
+```
+
+Note: abbreviated is still large (react: 2.7MB) — use single-version endpoint when possible.
+
+### Scoped packages
+
+Scoped packages (`@scope/name`) work with a direct path — no encoding needed:
+
+```python
+import json
+data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test"))
+print(data['name'])                          # '@playwright/test'
+print(data['dist-tags']['latest'])           # '1.59.1'
+print(len(data['versions']))                 # 3148
+```
+
+If constructing URLs dynamically, either form works:
+```python
+# Direct path (preferred)
+url = f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg}"          # '@playwright/test'
+# URL-encoded slash
+url = f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg.replace('/', '%2F')}"
+```
+
+### Download statistics
+
+The npm downloads API is separate from the registry and very fast (~110ms).
+
+**Point query** — single number for a period:
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Supported periods: last-day, last-week, last-month, last-year
+# Also accepts ISO date ranges: YYYY-MM-DD:YYYY-MM-DD
+
+stats = json.loads(http_get("https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/react"))
+print(stats['downloads'])   # 123302510
+print(stats['start'])       # '2026-04-11'
+print(stats['end'])         # '2026-04-17'
+print(stats['package'])     # 'react'
+
+# Confirmed values (2026-04-18):
+# last-day:   19,411,762
+# last-week: 123,302,510
+# last-month: 502,719,511
+# last-year: 3,000,644,845
+```
+
+**Bulk point query** — up to ~128 packages in one call, comma-separated:
+
+```python
+import json
+
+bulk = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/"
+    "react,vue,angular,webpack,typescript,eslint,jest,prettier,rollup,babel"
+))
+# Returns dict keyed by package name
+for pkg, info in bulk.items():
+    print(f"{pkg}: {info['downloads']:,}")
+# react: 123,302,510
+# vue: 11,042,359
+# angular: 524,366
+# webpack: 44,425,549
+# typescript: 180,054,359
+# eslint: 126,113,686
+# jest: 43,394,412
+# prettier: 87,551,734
+# rollup: 103,431,439
+# babel: 139,207
+```
+
+**Range query** — downloads per day over a period:
+
+```python
+import json
+
+resp = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-01-01:2025-01-07/react"
+))
+# resp['downloads'] is a list of {downloads, day} objects
+for entry in resp['downloads']:
+    print(entry['day'], entry['downloads'])
+# 2025-01-01  1336801
+# 2025-01-02  3288088
+# 2025-01-03  3381680
+# ...
+```
+
+### Search
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Fields: text, size (max ~250), from (offset), quality, popularity, maintenance weights
+data = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://registry.npmjs.org/-/v1/search?text=browser+automation&size=5"
+))
+print(data['total'])   # total results matching the query
+
+for obj in data['objects']:
+    p = obj['package']
+    s = obj['score']
+    # p keys: name, version, description, keywords, date, links, publisher, maintainers
+    # s keys: final, detail.quality, detail.popularity, detail.maintenance
+    print(
+        p['name'],
+        p['version'],
+        f"{s['final']:.2f}",
+        p.get('description', '')[:60]
+    )
+# agent-browser 0.26.0 462.28 Browser automation CLI for AI agents
+# nightmare     3.0.2  306.64 A high-level browser automation library.
+```
+
+Score breakdown (all three are 0–1 floats):
+- `quality` — code quality signals (tests, lint, TypeScript types)
+- `popularity` — download counts normalized
+- `maintenance` — release frequency, open issues
+
+`final` is a weighted combination and can exceed 1.0 for extremely popular packages.
+
+### Error handling
+
+```python
+import json, urllib.error
+
+try:
+    data = json.loads(http_get("https://registry.npmjs.org/nonexistent-pkg-xyz"))
+except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+    # 404 for missing packages
+    print(e.code)                            # 404
+    print(json.loads(e.read()))             # {'error': 'Not found'}
+```
+
+---
+
+## PyPI
+
+### Package metadata
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Latest version metadata
+data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/json"))
+info = data['info']
+
+# info keys (selected):
+print(info['name'])             # 'requests'
+print(info['version'])          # '2.33.1'
+print(info['summary'])          # 'Python HTTP for Humans.'
+print(info['license'])          # 'Apache-2.0'
+print(info['author'])           # None (sometimes empty — check author_email)
+print(info['author_email'])     # '"Kenneth Reitz" <me@kennethreitz.org>'
+print(info['requires_python'])  # '>=3.10'
+print(info['home_page'])        # None (may be empty — check project_urls)
+print(info['project_urls'])
+# {'Documentation': 'https://requests.readthedocs.io',
+#  'Source': 'https://github.com/psf/requests'}
+
+requires = info.get('requires_dist') or []
+print(requires[:5])
+# ['charset_normalizer<4,>=2', 'idna<4,>=2.5', 'urllib3<3,>=1.26',
+#  'certifi>=2023.5.7', 'PySocks!=1.5.7,>=1.5.6; extra == "socks"']
+
+print(info.get('classifiers', [])[:3])
+# ['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+#  'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+#  'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License']
+
+# data['urls'] — list of dist files for the latest version
+for f in data['urls']:
+    # keys: filename, packagetype, python_version, size, digests, url,
+    #       upload_time, requires_python, yanked, yanked_reason
+    print(f['packagetype'], f['python_version'], f['filename'], f['size'])
+# bdist_wheel  py3     requests-2.33.1-py3-none-any.whl  64947
+# sdist        source  requests-2.33.1.tar.gz           134120
+```
+
+### Specific version
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Fetch a pinned version (not just latest)
+data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/2.32.3/json"))
+print(data['info']['version'])   # '2.32.3'
+# Same structure as the latest endpoint
+```
+
+### Version history and yanked releases
+
+```python
+import json
+
+data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/requests/json"))
+
+# data['releases'] is a dict: version_string -> list of file objects
+versions = list(data['releases'].keys())
+print("Total versions:", len(versions))   # 159
+# Versions are insertion-ordered (chronological, oldest first)
+# dict key order is stable
+
+# Find yanked versions
+yanked = [
+    (ver, files[0]['yanked_reason'])
+    for ver, files in data['releases'].items()
+    if files and files[0].get('yanked')
+]
+print(yanked[:2])
+# [('2.32.0', 'Yanked due to conflicts with CVE-2024-35195 mitigation'),
+#  ('2.32.1', 'Yanked due to conflicts with CVE-2024-35195 mitigation ')]
+
+# info.yanked is True only if the LATEST version is yanked
+print(data['info']['yanked'])            # False
+print(data['info']['yanked_reason'])     # None
+```
+
+### Download statistics (pypistats.org)
+
+PyPI does not expose download counts in its own JSON API. Use pypistats.org.
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Recent (last day/week/month) — fastest, single call
+stats = json.loads(http_get("https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/recent"))
+d = stats['data']
+print(d['last_day'])    # 52969887
+print(d['last_week'])   # 356556988
+print(d['last_month'])  # 1385411770
+
+# Historical daily totals (overall, going back ~6 months)
+overall = json.loads(http_get("https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/overall"))
+# overall['data'] is list of {category, date, downloads}
+# category is 'with_mirrors' or 'without_mirrors'
+for row in overall['data'][:3]:
+    print(row['date'], row['category'], row['downloads'])
+# 2025-10-19  with_mirrors     21916634
+# 2025-10-19  without_mirrors  21882953
+
+# Without mirrors (pip installs only, more accurate for real usage):
+clean = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/overall?mirrors=false"
+))
+
+# By Python major version
+by_python = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/python_major"
+))
+# data rows: {category: '3', date: '...', downloads: N}
+
+# By OS
+by_sys = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/system"
+))
+# data rows: {category: 'Darwin'|'Linux'|'Windows'|'other'|'null', date, downloads}
+
+# By Python minor version
+by_minor = json.loads(http_get(
+    "https://pypistats.org/api/packages/requests/python_minor"
+))
+```
+
+### Parallel fetch for multiple packages
+
+```python
+import json
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+
+packages = ['numpy', 'pandas', 'scikit-learn', 'torch', 'tensorflow']
+
+def get_pypi_info(pkg):
+    d = json.loads(http_get(f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{pkg}/json"))
+    return {
+        'name': pkg,
+        'version': d['info']['version'],
+        'summary': d['info']['summary'],
+        'requires_python': d['info']['requires_python'],
+    }
+
+with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
+    results = list(ex.map(get_pypi_info, packages))
+
+for r in results:
+    print(r['name'], r['version'], r['summary'][:50])
+# numpy        2.4.4  Fundamental package for array computing in Python
+# pandas       3.0.2  Powerful data structures for data analysis, time s
+# scikit-learn 1.8.0  A set of python modules for machine learning and d
+# torch        2.11.0 Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with
+# tensorflow   2.21.0 TensorFlow is an open source machine learning fram
+```
+
+### Error handling
+
+```python
+import json, urllib.error
+
+try:
+    data = json.loads(http_get("https://pypi.org/pypi/nonexistent-xyz-abc/json"))
+except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+    print(e.code)   # 404
+    # Body is HTML, not JSON — don't try to parse it
+```
+
+---
+
+## Parallel fetch patterns
+
+### Mixed registry + stats in one shot
+
+```python
+import json
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+
+def npm_info(pkg):
+    # Use single-version endpoint (1-2KB) not full registry doc (MB)
+    v = json.loads(http_get(f"https://registry.npmjs.org/{pkg}/latest"))
+    s = json.loads(http_get(f"https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-month/{pkg}"))
+    return {'name': pkg, 'version': v['version'], 'downloads': s['downloads']}
+
+pkgs = ['react', 'vue', 'svelte', 'solid-js', 'preact']
+with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
+    results = list(ex.map(npm_info, pkgs))
+for r in results:
+    print(r['name'], r['version'], f"{r['downloads']:,}")
+```
+
+### npm bulk downloads (most efficient for many packages)
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# Up to ~128 packages in one HTTP call
+pkgs = ['react', 'vue', 'angular', 'svelte']
+bulk = json.loads(http_get(
+    f"https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/{','.join(pkgs)}"
+))
+# Returns: {pkg_name: {'downloads': N, 'start': '...', 'end': '...', 'package': '...'}, ...}
+sorted_pkgs = sorted(bulk.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]['downloads'], reverse=True)
+for name, info in sorted_pkgs:
+    print(f"{name}: {info['downloads']:,}")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Rate limits
+
+No rate limits encountered across rapid bursts of 10 sequential calls per endpoint (2026-04-18 testing):
+
+| API | Observed limit |
+|-----|----------------|
+| npm registry (`registry.npmjs.org`) | None observed |
+| npm downloads (`api.npmjs.org`) | None observed |
+| npm search | None observed |
+| PyPI JSON (`pypi.org`) | None observed |
+| pypistats.org | None observed |
+
+npm's official documentation mentions soft rate limits at very high volumes, but normal task-level usage (dozens of calls) is unaffected. If building a large scraper, add a short sleep between batches as a precaution.
+
+---
+
+## Gotchas
+
+- **Full npm registry doc is huge** — `registry.npmjs.org/react` is 6.3MB (2785 versions). When you only need the latest version metadata, fetch `registry.npmjs.org/react/latest` (~1.8KB) instead. Similarly for any specific version.
+
+- **npm `versions` dict keys are ordered oldest-first** — The last key is NOT necessarily the latest release; it may be a canary/experimental build. Always use `dist-tags.latest` to identify the stable latest version.
+
+- **PyPI `author` field is often `None`** — Many packages set `author_email` instead (often in `"Name" <email>` format). Fall back: `info['author'] or info['author_email']`.
+
+- **PyPI `home_page` is frequently empty** — Check `info['project_urls']` for `Homepage`, `Source`, `Documentation` links instead.
+
+- **PyPI `requires_dist` can be `None`** — Not an empty list — `None`. Always guard: `info.get('requires_dist') or []`.
+
+- **PyPI XML-RPC API is dead** — `https://pypi.org/pypi` (XML-RPC) returns a fault for most methods including `package_releases`. Use JSON API only.
+
+- **pypistats.org `total` field is `None`** — The `total` key in response JSON is null; compute sums from `data` list yourself.
+
+- **pypistats.org data goes back ~6 months** — The `overall` endpoint returns daily rows for roughly the past 180 days, not full history.
+
+- **PyPI yanked versions** — `data['releases'][ver][0]['yanked']` is `True` for yanked versions. `data['info']['yanked']` is only `True` if the latest version itself is yanked. Both `yanked` and `yanked_reason` fields exist on each file object.
+
+- **npm scoped packages** — Both `registry.npmjs.org/@scope/name` (direct path) and `registry.npmjs.org/@scope%2Fname` (URL-encoded) work. Use the direct path form.
+
+- **npm downloads bulk response is a dict** — When you request multiple packages, the response is `{pkg_name: {...}}`, not a list. Single-package response is a flat object with `downloads`, `start`, `end`, `package` directly.
+
+- **`http_get` handles gzip transparently** — The helper already decompresses gzip responses. No manual decompression needed.
+
+- **Never use a browser for either registry** — All data is JSON over HTTP. `http_get` calls take 80–480ms; a browser navigation would take 3–8 seconds with no benefit.