As far as I know, there is no formal resolution process yet. Warehouse issue #1506 <https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/1506> seems to be the right place to listen for updates :)
Cheers, Josh On Wed, 9 May 2018 at 18:47 <de...@devinfee.com> wrote: > I've encountered a squating package (published once in 2010, version 0.0, > Project Description: "not yet released") and want to use that name for my > package. > > I reached out to the owner of the package, but have not heard back. > > According to PEP 541, this is an invalid project: > > > *Invalid projects* > <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0541/#invalid-projects> > A project published on the Package Index meeting ANY of the following is > considered invalid and will be removed from the Index: > > project does not conform to Terms of Use; > project is malware (designed to exploit or harm systems or users); > project contains illegal content; > project violates copyright, trademarks, patents, or licenses; > * project is name squatting (package has no functionality or is empty);* > project name, description, or content violates the Code of Conduct; or > project is abusing the Package Index for purposes it was not intended. > > The Package Index maintainers pre-emptively declare certain package names > as unavailable for security reasons. > > So what's the resolution process like? > > Thanks, > Devin >
