CheeseShop is a secret code name for the '''Python Package Index''' also known as PyPI and accessible from


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 http://pypi.org/



== Further information ==


 * [[CheeseShopTutorial|CheeseShopTutorial]] explains how to use Package Index and upload your packages
 * [[PyPIJSON]] describes JSON interface to access PyPI from applications
 * [[CheeseShopXmlRpc|CheeseShopXmlRpc]] describes XML-RPC interface to access PyPI from applications
 * [[CheeseShopDev|CheeseShopDev]] contains all necessary information to help PyPI get better
 * [[https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/|PyPI source on GitHub]]
 * [[PyPiImplementations|PyPiImplementations]] page lists alternative implementations of Python package catalogs


== Trivia ==


The secret code name refers to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_Shop_sketch|Cheese Shop sketch]] performed and recorded by John Cleese and Michael Palin on 7 January 1972.



Whether that name was chosen because CPAN contains so many packages at that time remains in the dark zone of rumours and wild speculation.


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