Artifact This artifact includes the source code and data needed to reproduce the results of our paper. Files inactive_task: This folder contains the dataset we collected, including: A list of all packages in PyPI as of 2023.1.9 in all_package.json A list of halted packages in halted_packages.pkl A list of packages that haven't received any commit for a long time in long_time_no_commit.json A list of inactive packages and their corresponding GitHub repositories in inactive_pkg_repo_list.json A mapping of packages to their corresponding GitHub links in pgk2url.json A dataset with details in deprecation_dataset/, which includes rationales, alternative solutions, and package characteristics (RQ1). Click [here](inactive_task/deprecation_dataset/README.md) for more details. ghd_dataset: This folder contains the dependency information for PyPI, which we used to build the dependency network. Please unzip the file before use. down_deps: The folder contains scripts to process our data, including similar_brothers: A script to find similar brother packages of deprecated packages. delta_of_downdeps.py: A script that calculates the gain of downstream dependencies. regression: This folder contains scripts for the models that estimate the effect of deprecation announcements, which can be used to reproduce the results of RQ2. questionnaire_data: The folder includes the questionnaire prototype and responses (RQ3, 4). Click [here](./questionnaire_data/README.md) for more details.