[Distutils] Download count for external packages on PyPI

[Stefan Krah]

Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Would it be possible to skip the download count entirely for
> > external packages?
> 
> UI changes for the existing PyPI web service are low priority at the moment, as
> development efforts are focused on building out the replacement service that
> has full automated test coverage (and is hence significantly less fragile).

I see.  I thought that the newly displayed download count for external packages
(IMHO it did not show up a year ago or so?) was part of the effort to redesign
PyPI, so I assumed it was a regression.


Stefan Krah