Decision Workspace
marshal-parser vs markdown-ppp vs pep-508
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
marshal-parser
growingv0.1.1
Parser for Python's "marshal" serialization format
60
markdown-ppp
growingv2.8.1
Feature-rich Markdown Parsing and Pretty-Printing library
55
pep-508
growingv0.5.0
Python dependency parser for PEP 508
Core Metrics
| marshal-parser | markdown-ppp | pep-508 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 127.6K | 593.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 21.1K | 310.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Releases | 2 | 29 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 650d ago | 106d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 11m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
marshal-parser
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
markdown-ppp
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pep-508
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| marshal-parser | markdown-ppp | pep-508 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.8.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 115KB | 122KB | 16KB |
| Features | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •markdown-ppp leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pep-508 has the most downloads (593.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ marshal-parser has not been updated in over a year.
- •marshal-parser, pep-508 are pre-1.0 — API may change.