[Distutils] [distutils] make the storage of the password optional in .pypirc

[Benji York]

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Stephen Emslie <stephenemslie at gmail.com> wrote:
> A bit OT, but from your blog post on the subject:
>
>>I'd like to go further and to think about a ssh-agent like system, so there's no need
>>to enter the pasword everytime you work with PyPI in the same session.
>
> Have you had any feedback on this yet?

Here's some:  how about instead of an ssh-like system, use ssh itself.  Front
PyPI with an ssh server that users connect to.  That way it is both secure and
the infrastructure (agent, etc.) is already in place.
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Benji York
Senior Software Engineer
Zope Corporation