[Catalog-sig] [Proposal] Registered packages must provide the source code distribution on PyPI

[M.-A. Lemburg]

"Martin v. Löwis" wrote:
>> For such packages: send out an email to the package maintainer informing
>> him about the problem and instructing him to fix the problem within N
>> days.
>>
>> After N days: recheck the package state and unregister the package if
>> necessary.
>>
>> Or perhaps a less rude approach: introduce status field for each package
>> (ACTIVE/INACTIVE) and set the state to INACTIVE when the package does
>> not comply with this policy. Inactive packages won't be listed on PyPI
>> and won't be searchable on PyPI. Inactive status should be visible
>> to the author (in logged-in state) with some warning "Package is
>> inactive..please upload your sdist....).
> 
> Ok. If nobody opposes to this right now, it's fine with me as well.
> However, I won't be able to work on this for several months to come.
> 
> IMO, it's a waste of energy: if a package is useless, just don't use it,
> and be done. There are many packages on PyPI that are useless to me
> despite having a source release.

Agreed.

PyPI can't replace the due-diligence that every package user has to
apply before making a choice to invest time into using it.

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