Installation and Documentation Evaluation of Recent (01 January 2020 to 15 February 2021) Chatbot Engines from Python Package Index (PyPI).

Citation: Sim, KS, Ling, MHT. 2021. Installation and Documentation Evaluation of Recent (01 January 2020 to 15 February 2021) Chatbot Engines from Python Package Index (PyPI). Acta Scientific Computer Sciences 3(8): 38-43.

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Chatbots have its roots in the early days of computing and gain substantial popularity in recent years. The most critical component of a chatbot is the engine that accepts and responds in natural human language input. In this study, we evaluate the installation and documentation of 21 recent chatbot engines (01 January 2020 to 15 February 2021) indexed in the Python Package Index (PyPI). Fourteen engines can be installed and imported without warning or errors and four engines have rich documentation. Only three (ChatterBot, chatbotAI, and opsdroid) engines with rich documentation can be installed and imported without warnings or errors. This suggests that the majority of the available and recent Python chatbot engines are not ready for widespread usability.