On 27.05.2020 18:59, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 2020 22:19:12 -0400
> Kyle Stanley <aeros167@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It could become more detailed about each minor versions, git tag, links
>> to changelogs, links to the repositories, to the docs, download links,
>> and so on.
>>
>> I don't know that it needs to be said, but for now, I think we should start
>> with a minimalist approach by keeping the API focused on reducing the
>> number of *existing* locations to update, rather than predicting what might
>> sort of fields might be useful to include. Otherwise, it could very well
>> end up becoming more work to maintain compared to what it actually saves.
>
> Unless unusual fields are required in the returned information, how
> about using PyPI as the information store? That way, you don't have to
> design a new API and implement a new backend...
>
> (that doesn't mean PyPI needs to host any downloadable files for Pyhon,
> by the way - just the metadata)
Here's something which is close to an HTTP API and doesn't need any new
process, since it's been working for ages...
https://www.python.org/ftp/python/
(and it's also easier to use than the regular python.org download
mechanisms)
If you're looking for the 1.x releases, you can find them here:
https://www.python.org/ftp/python/src/
Even earlier ones are on USENET.
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