[Distutils] A process for removal of PyPi entries

[Donald Stufft]

On Jun 3, 2013, at 2:22 AM, Chris Withers <chris at simplistix.co.uk> wrote:

> On 03/06/2013 03:43, Noah Kantrowitz wrote:
>> 
>>> Some people are saying "files uploaded" vs. "downloadable packages".
>>> I don't like the "files uploaded" criterion because IMO it's a
>>> perfectly valid use case to list a package on PyPI which is only
>>> available via external revision control.
>> 
>> Sorry, if you haven't had time to follow lately we have already begun deprecating this system.
> 
> I hope you're misunderstanding what pje is saying; this isn't about hosting distributions elsewhere, this is about having a PyPI listing for a project that is under development but it hasn't got to the point where it's sensible for a release to be made.
> 
>>> Heck, a project that only has planning documents and a reasonably
>>> active mailing list should still qualify for PyPI listing, else the
>>> original distutils-sig would not have qualified for reserving the name
>>> "distutils" on PyPI, before its first release.  ;-)
>> 
>> If a reasonably active project doesn't have anything to show after six months, I think we have different definitions of 'reasonably active'.
> 
> ...or different definitions of 'software quality' ;-)
> 
> Seriously, I don't think anyone would argue that we have enough nested list printers in this world or that a package without any contact details or description is fair game to delete, but I must echo what others have said in that a unilateral process where a project is deleted without the owner being given a reasonable time to respond doesn't seem like a good idea.

Unless I missed it I don't think I've seen *anyone* suggest that projects where the authors appear to actually have plans to use the name have the name yanked out from underneath them.

> 
> cheers,
> 
> Chris
> 
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