Playing devil's advocate here, do we put a value judgement on the content of a module on pypi, even if that content is limited to a single function that just prints? What does that mean for something like a 'metapackage' (a package on pypi that has no content, and exists only to install other modules - like a project that has been modularized into other packages on pypi)? I think this should be handled on a case by case basis, where someone else comes along wanting to use a name currently being used by one of these obvious placeholders.
That said, this looks sketchy, and I would not be shocked to find these names being held hostage on some auction site somewhere. If that is the case, burninate them. > -----Original Message----- > From: Distutils-SIG [mailto:distutils-sig-bounces+tritium- > list=sdamon....@python.org] On Behalf Of Lele Gaifax > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 7:10 PM > To: Distutils-Sig@Python.Org > Subject: [Distutils] PyPI abuse > > Hi all, > > I know it's been debated here whether there should be some kind of > filtering > on uploaded packages on PyPI, but today someone, either an automated > tool or a > silly guy, started to upload dozens of "Xxx 0.1.0" where "Xxx" is some > "surname", here is latest variant: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Lykov/0.1.0 > > Is there something that can/should be done to stop it? > > Thank you, > ciao, lele. > -- > nickname: Lele Gaifax | Quando vivrò di quello che ho pensato ieri > real: Emanuele Gaifas | comincerò ad aver paura di chi mi copia. > l...@metapensiero.it | -- Fortunato Depero, 1929. > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
