number or size of python igraph communities

Question

I am using the python igraph package for community detection. Currently, I am using community_multilevel

communities = ig.Graph.community_multilevel(g)

However, the detected communities are too large, making them less informative. Is there a way to either specify the number of communities or restrict the size of the communities so they are smaller? I am not opposed to using other community detection algorithms available in igraph.

I know there was a similar question asked here: Python community module, restrict size of each community?, but it was never answered. I appreciate any feedback.

Answer 1

Is there a way to either specify the number of communities or restrict the size of the communities so they are smaller?

The answer is pretty disappointing: no, there isn't; none of the community detection algorithms in igraph let you specify the number of communities in advance or restrict their sizes.