[Distutils] Cookie-related PyPI 503 errors

[Chris Jerdonek]

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt> wrote:
>
> I keep getting 503 errors from PyPI that go away after I clear my
> cookies.
>
> The entire cycle is as follows:
>
> 1. Visit PyPI, log in (because I need to do some maintenance or
>    something of my packages).
> 2. Things continue to work for about a week.
> 3. Visit PyPI, get a 503 error from Varnish after a noticeable timeout:
>
>     Error 503 backend read error
>
>     backend read error
>
>     Guru Mediation:
>
>     Details: cache-iad2132-IAD 1418630124 4121731453
>
>     Varnish cache server
>


This also happened to me today.  I timed it twice, and both times it took
about 26 seconds for the 503 to occur after reloading the page.

--Chris




>
> 4. Clear the PyPI cookie, reload page, things work again.
> 5. Go back to step 1.
>
> Having to clear my cookies about once a week is getting annoying.
>
> Can this be fixed please?
>
> Marius Gedminas
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