>> Ben Finney wrote: >>> That isn't a good argument. By the same logic, PyPI should not >>> reject *any* upload, to avoid “forcing” uploaders to do extra work. >> PyPI's rejection of certain uploads is primarily to prevent spam from >> being uploaded. > > Am I wrong, then, in thinking that PyPI will reject an upload with > malformed metadata?
I don't want to elaborate the specifics in something that gets archived. If you want to know what precise checks are performed, read the source code. In principle, yes, you are wrong: PyPI may accept uploads even if the metadata are malformed. > To my understanding, this discussion is about arguing whether an upload > that is missing the package should be rejected by PyPI. Ah. In PyPI, there are two kinds of "write" interactions: "registration", and "upload". The latter is what brings distribution files on PyPI. This is the one I'm talking about. The registration is *only* about metadata (i.e. no files at all), and it does check the consistency of the metadata. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
