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.. _package-index:
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Registering with the Package Index
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**********************************
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The Python Package Index (PyPI) holds meta-data describing distributions
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packaged with distutils. The distutils command :command:`register` is used to
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submit your distribution's meta-data to the index. It is invoked as follows::
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python setup.py register
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Distutils will respond with the following prompt::
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running register
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We need to know who you are, so please choose either:
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1. use your existing login,
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2. register as a new user,
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3. have the server generate a new password for you (and email it to you), or
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4. quit
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Your selection [default 1]:
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Note: if your username and password are saved locally, you will not see this
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menu.
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If you have not registered with PyPI, then you will need to do so now. You
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should choose option 2, and enter your details as required. Soon after
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submitting your details, you will receive an email which will be used to confirm
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your registration.
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Once you are registered, you may choose option 1 from the menu. You will be
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prompted for your PyPI username and password, and :command:`register` will then
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submit your meta-data to the index.
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You may submit any number of versions of your distribution to the index. If you
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alter the meta-data for a particular version, you may submit it again and the
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index will be updated.
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PyPI holds a record for each (name, version) combination submitted. The first
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user to submit information for a given name is designated the Owner of that
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name. They may submit changes through the :command:`register` command or through
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the web interface. They may also designate other users as Owners or Maintainers.
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Maintainers may edit the package information, but not designate other Owners or
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Maintainers.
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By default PyPI will list all versions of a given package. To hide certain
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versions, the Hidden property should be set to yes. This must be edited through
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the web interface.
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.. _pypirc:
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The .pypirc file
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================
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The format of the :file:`.pypirc` file is as follows::
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[distutils]
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index-servers =
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pypi
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[pypi]
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repository: <repository-url>
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username: <username>
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password: <password>
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The *distutils* section defines a *index-servers* variable that lists the
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name of all sections describing a repository.
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Each section describing a repository defines three variables:
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- *repository*, that defines the url of the PyPI server. Defaults to
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``http://www.python.org/pypi``.
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- *username*, which is the registered username on the PyPI server.
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- *password*, that will be used to authenticate. If omitted the user
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will be prompt to type it when needed.
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If you want to define another server a new section can be created and
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listed in the *index-servers* variable::
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[distutils]
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index-servers =
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pypi
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other
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[pypi]
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repository: <repository-url>
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username: <username>
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password: <password>
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[other]
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repository: http://example.com/pypi
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username: <username>
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password: <password>
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:command:`register` can then be called with the -r option to point the
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repository to work with::
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python setup.py register -r http://example.com/pypi
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For convenience, the name of the section that describes the repository
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may also be used::
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python setup.py register -r other
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