Tinyjobs – Python background jobs and cron on SQLite, optional brokers
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Tinyjobs is a Python library for background jobs and cron scheduling that stores its queue in a SQLite file, requiring no broker, result backend, or daemon, so it installs with a single pip command.
Why it ranked
No. 94 of 155 with a score of 0.59. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.96) and technical depth (0.90), lowest on audience breadth (0.41).
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- Detailed release of a Python job queue library with extensive benchmarks and tests; useful to Python builders, but a niche tool with a young, self-described status and no broad significance.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A detailed v0.7.3 release for Python background jobs, with implementation specifics, operational caveats, tests, benchmarks, integrations, and comparisons. It is highly actionable for Python developers, though the young project’s broad claims remain partly self-reported.
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Score
0.59total under rubric v2.2
- Significance0.42
- Reader interest0.70
- Audience breadth0.41
- Practical relevance0.77
- Substantiated0.80
- Technical depth0.90
- New information0.96
- Counts against: Promotional0.13
- Counts against: Overclaim0.22
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.27 | +0.24 | +0.101 |
| Reader interest | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.33 | +0.26 | +0.181 |
| Audience breadth | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.02 | +0.13 | +0.054 |
| Practical relevance | 0.93 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.33 | +0.22 | +0.169 |
| Substantiated | 0.97 | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.37 | +0.05 | +0.040 |
| Technical depth | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.25 | +0.05 | +0.045 |
| New information | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.05 | +0.05 | +0.048 |
| Promotional | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | −0.19 | −0.025 |
| Overclaim | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.13 | −0.11 | −0.024 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.589 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.589 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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