ExLisper@linux.community to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoPackage managers be likelinux.communityimagemessage-square162linkfedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down188file-text
arrow-up1307arrow-down1imagePackage managers be likelinux.communityExLisper@linux.community to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square162linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefragment@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoIt’s less the name squatting and more pip not supporting a certain PyPI resolution order: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8606 For example, I have A, B and C in my requirements.txt but I want to install C from my own private PyPI. Everything works fine until someone uploads a package name C to the public PyPI then suddenly I’m not installing my private package anymore.
It’s less the name squatting and more pip not supporting a certain PyPI resolution order: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8606
For example, I have A, B and C in my requirements.txt but I want to install C from my own private PyPI. Everything works fine until someone uploads a package name C to the public PyPI then suddenly I’m not installing my private package anymore.