[Distutils] [Catalog-sig] Prototype setuptools-specific PyPI index.

[Benji York]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> My question was about the "simple" interface on the central
> server

Ah, I didn't realize.

> to which you seem to say "I don't need it at all - whether
> it's current and slow or behind and fast" (which, in a sense,
> is also a response to the question, namely "I don't care").

I think it's a great idea to have both human- and machine-targeted 
versions available.  It looks like setuptools is about twice as fast (in 
at least one instance) with the simple version.  That seems like a 
pretty big win to me.
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Benji York
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