[-cc python-dev, +cc distutils-sig] On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:14:11AM -0600, Ian Cordasco wrote:

Taking one of your examples: https://pypi.python.org/simple/acid/ 404s

This package previously had uploads, but I removed them since some took it as a signal of the usability of the software. A project of that name exists, but not yet in a generally distributable form. Deleting the entry enables the possibility of having to rename a long term project when it comes time to releasing it, or living with some PyPI name that doesn't match the package name. David