Speaking from the matplotlib project, our binaries are substantial due to our suite of test images. Pypi worked with us on relaxing size constraints. Also, I think the new cheese shop/warehouse server they are using scales better, so size is not nearly the same concern as before.
Ben Root On May 29, 2015 1:43 AM, "Todd" <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 28, 2015 7:06 PM, "David Cournapeau" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:00 AM, Andrew Collette < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> In any case I've always been surprised that NumPy is distributed > >> through SourceForge, which has been sketchy for years now. Could it > >> simply be hosted on PyPI? > > > > > > They don't accept arbitrary binaries like SF does, and some of our > installer formats can't be uploaded there. > > > > David > > Is that something that could be fixed? Has anyone asked the pypi > maintainers whether they could change those rules, either in general or by > granting exceptions on a case-by-case basis to projects that have proven > track records and importance? > > It would seem to me that if the rules on pypi are forcing critical > projects like numpy to host elsewhere, then the rules are flawed and are > preventing pypi from serving is intended purpose. > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > >
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