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by alexbecker 2488 days ago
Running a python package registry has some unique challenges, so it makes sense not to start with it (I run such a registry: https://pydist.com).

For example, Python has a distinction between distributions (the actual file downloaded, e.g. a tarfile or a manylinux1 wheel) and versions that doesn't exist in most other languages.

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All of these concerns are handled on client side, in the end all python needs is an http server, it can be actually hosted on S3.