Talk:Python Package Index

Users
2.50 billion monthly active users? It doesn’t seem believable and the source is down 181.63.106.64 (talk) 09:35, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

edit: partially fixed by Stephenamills on June 28 2020 (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Python_Package_Index&oldid=1095422996) 181.63.106.64 (talk) 11:26, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

The original source (based on the initial edit) was alexa.com, which is no longer available. There are several webarchived copies, however even looking at them the number 2.50 billion monthly active users is clearly wrong. My best guess (without any source) is that it might have been 2.5 billion page visits, not unique visitors. The current number of registered users is visibly on pypi.org homepage, however those are only the ones registered. Surely many times more users are using it without registration, just using 'python3 -m pip install some-package-name' BorysekOndrej (talk) 20:23, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Pronounciation
Is PyPI pronounced like "Py Pee Eye" or like "pypy"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.223.73.151 (talk) 22:05, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, mainly "Py Pee Eye", but really anything except "pypy", to distinguish it from the project of that name (PyPy). I can't find an authoritative citation, but a search for "PyPI pronounced" gives a fair amount of consensus among core devs, e.g.:
 * https://www.quora.com/How-do-Pythonistas-pronounce-PyPy-and-PyPI
 * https://github.com/pypa/python-packaging-user-guide/issues/89
 * https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2012-January/619058.html

Monty Python?
Today's DYK states that the moniker "Cheese Shop" is a reference to the Monty Python's sketch with this title. However, despite careful reading, I could not find any mention of Monty Python in this article, so I'd like to know what's the story behind it and how could such a hook be passed. At the very least, the article should answer the question why/how the moniker came about, not merely state that it exists. — Yerpo Eh? 13:08, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Indeed, this seems to be a violation of usual Wikipedia policy? The "hook" for this DYK isn't to be found anywhere in the article.Dave (talk) 14:55, 17 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Hmm. At least there was one apparent opportunity to improve the article, then. → Σ σ  ς . (Sigma) 05:00, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Update of content?
This page seems to be out of date. "Eggs" are replaced with "wheels" today. But as far i know, eggs never contained the setup.py - it is only in source distribution packages (which are not eggs!). Eggs (and know wheels) exist for exactly the purpose to not use setup.py. 2003:DF:3BCB:7600:6927:41E6:BD5C:E455 (talk) 21:49, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, and Stufft is no longer the sole maintainer. Sumana Harihareswara 03:43, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

"Pypi.org" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Pypi.org and has thus listed it at redirects for discussion. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 December 24 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Qwerfjkl talk  11:43, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

How many users are registered at pypi
Can someone add how many users are registered? I recently read that 28.000 users on pypi enabled MFA. Now I don't know how many users are there in total. Or how to find that out. I went to wikipedia first expecting this article to tell me at the least a rough estimate for it. 2A02:8388:1600:A200:CCD4:74A1:3FC0:A532 (talk) 20:36, 30 July 2022 (UTC)


 * The number of registered users is on the main page of pypi, 623 465 registered users as of 2022-09-20. However many times more users are using it without registering. So maybe another statistic would be more useful? Maybe number of monthly downloads from unique IPs, though I'm not sure anyone is tracking that? BorysekOndrej (talk) 20:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)