[Catalog-sig] PyPI down again...

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> JFTR, this already exists. a.mirrors.pypi.python.org and
>> b.mirrors.pypi.python.org are already there and could be used by clients.
>
> I wasn't aware of these mirrors. Do you maintain them ? how are they
> synchronized ?

Yes, using pep381client. Notice that a.mirrors is dinsdale itself,
so there is only a single mirror.

> Do you get the statistics if we use them ?

Not yet; that's not implemented yet. More specifically, I get the 
statistics, but the log files are not yet processed.

> If so, we could start to use them in all clients asap. (as fallbacks
> if PyPI gets down)

As I said: setuptools and distribute should start supporting PEP 381,
as an experimental feature.

> - adding the client-side code in a project like Distribute or Pp

I think MAL believes that this would not be necessary if the Amazon 
service would be used; I remain skeptical. I'd rather have the clients 
try explicitly (and indicate to the user that they are using a mirror).

Regards,
Martin