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broom.helpers vs silx
A side-by-side editorial comparison of broom.helpers and silx — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
broom.helpers vs silx: at a glance
What is broom.helpers?
The tidying engine under gtsummary keeps widening its model coverage while retiring its own selector layer.
broom.helpers standardises the output of regression models so downstream packages can render them, and its release notes are essentially a running list of newly supported model classes. Recent versions added quantreg, svyVGAM, VGAM, glmtoolbox and mmrm support alongside a steady stream of fixes for fixest and survey models. In parallel it has spent three releases dismantling its own selector helpers in favour of the cards package.
What is silx?
silx settles into maintenance a release after its PySide6 migration
silx is in the quiet phase after a generational release. 3.1.1 is a single fix to FitWidget loading a fit function from file. The release before it, 3.1.0, was the first real feature work since the migration - asinh axis scaling, twilight colormaps, and dark-theme icons - and 3.0.1 was similarly small. The 3.0.0 cut that reset the Qt binding and Python floor still defines what the line is doing.
broom.helpers vs silx: editorial side-by-side
broom.helpers
0.0ANALYTICS
The tidying engine under gtsummary keeps widening its model coverage while retiring its own selector layer.
◆ Current state
broom.helpers standardises the output of regression models so downstream packages can render them, and its release notes are essentially a running list of newly supported model classes. Recent versions added quantreg, svyVGAM, VGAM, glmtoolbox and mmrm support alongside a steady stream of fixes for fixest and survey models. In parallel it has spent three releases dismantling its own selector helpers in favour of the cards package.
◆ Where it's heading
Two arcs run in parallel. The first is accretive: each release absorbs another modelling package, which is the natural job of a translation layer and shows no sign of slowing. The second is subtractive and now complete — the dot-prefixed selector functions were deprecated in 1.17.0, hard deprecated in 1.20.0, and removed in 1.22.0, alongside the deprecation of tidy_marginal_means() and tidy_margins() as their upstream packages moved or left CRAN. The package is consolidating on parameters and marginaleffects as its computational backends while shedding machinery that now belongs to gtsummary's ecosystem.
◆ Prediction
The next release will most likely add support for another model class and continue trimming tidiers whose upstream packages have been superseded, following the pattern of the last six.
silx
5.0ANALYTICS
silx settles into maintenance a release after its PySide6 migration
◆ Current state
silx is in the quiet phase after a generational release. 3.1.1 is a single fix to FitWidget loading a fit function from file. The release before it, 3.1.0, was the first real feature work since the migration - asinh axis scaling, twilight colormaps, and dark-theme icons - and 3.0.1 was similarly small. The 3.0.0 cut that reset the Qt binding and Python floor still defines what the line is doing.
◆ Where it's heading
The cadence has slowed markedly since April, and the content has shifted from structural change to plotting and colormap refinement. That is the expected shape after a binding migration: downstream beamline code needs a stable target, so the project trades feature velocity for a quiet surface. The gap between 3.0.1 in May and 3.1.0 in August is the clearest signal of the deliberate slowdown.
◆ Prediction
Expect further point releases servicing the plotting and fitting widgets rather than another structural change, with feature work continuing to arrive in the 3.1.x minors rather than patches.
Alternatives to broom.helpers and silx
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Recent activity from broom.helpers and silx
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 7h agosilxFitWidget fix for loading a fit function from file
- 9d agosilx3.1.0: asinh axis scaling, twilight colormaps, dark-theme icons
- 3mo agosilx3.0.1: silx view fails to disable HDF5 file locking
- 3mo agosilx3.0.0: PySide6 becomes the default Qt binding, Python 3.10 required ⚡
- 3mo agosilx3.0.0rc1: release candidate for the PySide6 migration
- 11mo agobroom.helpersQuantile regression support lands as legacy selectors are removed
- 1y agobroom.helpersExperimental tidier for survey-weighted VGAM models
- 1y agosilx2.2.2: plot axes limits, OpenGL axes and libhdf5 1.14 fixes
- 1y agobroom.helpersNew grouping controls for tidied model results
- 1y agobroom.helpersMarginal means tidier hard deprecated
- 1y agobroom.helpersInstrumental variable support for fixest models
- 1y agobroom.helpersbroom.helpers 1.17.0 ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between broom.helpers and silx?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. silx is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is broom.helpers better than silx?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. silx is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to broom.helpers?
Top broom.helpers alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "broom.helpers alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/broom-helpers for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to silx?
Top silx alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "silx alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/silx for the full list with editorial commentary on each.