Side-by-Side Comparison
sphinx-needs vs free-programming-books
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● useblocks/sphinx-needs (309)
● EbookFoundation/free-programming-books (398.3K)
☆ 309sphinx-needs stars
☆ 398.3Kfree-programming-books stars
+398KDifference
free-programming-booksStar Leader (1288.9x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
free-programming-books Leads
+398K stars (1288.9x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
free-programming-books Leads
66.9K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
sphinx-needs
Pushed 8d ago
Licensing
Different
sphinx-needs: MIT vs free-programming-books: CC-BY-4.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | useblocks/sphinx-needs ↗ | EbookFoundation/free-programming-books ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Adds needs/requirements to sphinx | :books: Freely available programming books |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 309 | ☆ 398,262 |
| Forks | 104 | 66,874 |
| Open Issues | 376 | 100 |
| Main Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 7, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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