PyPI Client

2.1 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python deprecated

Provides access to the Python Package Index (PyPI) metadata. Version 2.1 is outdated and unmaintained; use `pip` or `requests` directly instead.

pip install pypi

Common errors

error ImportError: cannot import name 'PyPI' from 'pypi' ↓

cause Incorrect import path. The 'pypi' package has submodules.

fix

Use 'from pypi import PyPI'

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pypi' ↓

cause Package not installed or named incorrectly.

fix

Run 'pip install pypi'

error AttributeError: module 'pypi' has no attribute 'get_packages' ↓

cause The function may be named differently or removed.

fix

Check documentation; use 'PyPI().get_packages()' or switch to JSON API.

Warnings

deprecated The 'pypi' package is outdated and unmaintained. Use 'pip' or direct HTTP requests to https://pypi.org/pypi/<package>/json. ↓

fix Replace with 'pip show <package>' or 'requests.get(f'https://pypi.org/pypi/{package}/json').json()'

gotcha The package may not support PEP 503 (Simple Repository API) and relies on old XML-RPC API (deprecated). ↓

fix Switch to using the JSON API directly.

Imports

PyPI
wrong
```
import pypi
```
correct
```
from pypi import PyPI
```
Direct import of 'pypi' does not expose the class; use submodule.
get_packages
```
from pypi import get_packages
```

Quickstart

Initialize PyPI client and fetch packages.

from pypi import PyPI
client = PyPI()
# List all packages (takes time)
# packages = client.get_packages()
# For single package info, use pip or requests instead.