At 11:53 PM 7/25/2010 +0100, Michael Foord wrote:
Heh pip, distribute and setuptools *really* shouldn't be scraping pypi - at least except as a last resort. pypi has an xml-rpc (and a fledgling json api) which should be used in preference to scraping.
This is done to allow users to implement their own "PyPI clone" using nothing more than a static webserver or webpage. XML-RPC would require a dynamic server.
This *already* causes problems for pypi maintenance.
For some time now, easy_install uses the '/simple' index (specifically intended for automated tools' consumption), rather than the human-oriented pages. Among other benefits, the /simple index can be served or mirrored statically, rather than being generated anew on each hit.
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