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PyPI's XML-RPC methods
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= PyPI's XML-RPC methods =
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This is an initial list of proposed methods for PyPI to support: Example usage:
{{{
>>> import xmlrpclib
>>> server = xmlrpclib.Server('http://pypi.python.org/pypi')
>>> server.package_releases('roundup')
['1.1.2']
>>> server.package_urls('roundup', '1.1.2')
[{'has_sig': True, 'comment_text': '', 'python_version': 'source', 'url': 'http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/roundup/roundup-1.1.2.tar.gz', 'md5_digest': '7c395da56412e263d7600fa7f0afa2e5', 'downloads': 2989, 'filename': 'roundup-1.1.2.tar.gz', 'packagetype': 'sdist', 'size': 876455}, {'has_sig': True, 'comment_text': '', 'python_version': 'any', 'url': 'http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/r/roundup/roundup-1.1.2.win32.exe', 'md5_digest': '983d565b0b87f83f1b6460e54554a845', 'downloads': 2020, 'filename': 'roundup-1.1.2.win32.exe', 'packagetype': 'bdist_wininst', 'size': 614270}]
}}}
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package_releases(package_name):
     Returns list of release versions, as strings, e.g., ['0.1', '0.2b',
     '0.2'], in chronological order.
'''list_packages()'''
  Retrieve a list of the package names registered with the package index. Returns a list of name strings.
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package_stable_version(package_name):
     Returns packages.stable_version; the current stable version of the
     package. E.g., the string '0.3'
'''package_releases(package name)'''
  Retrieve a list of the releases registered for the given package name. Returns a list of version strings.
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package_urls(package_name, version):
     A list of {'url': url, 'packagetype': packagetype}, like [{'url':
     'http://svn.pythonpaste.org/Paste/trunk', 'packagetype':
     'svn_trunk'}, {'url': 'http://pythonpaste.org/Paste-0.1.tar.gz',
     'packagetype': 'sdist'}]
'''release_urls(package_name, version)'''
  Retrieve a list of download URLs for the given package release. Returns a list of dicts with the following keys:
     * url
     * packagetype ('sdist', 'bdist', etc)
     * filename
     * size
     * md5_digest
     * downloads
     * has_sig
     * python_version (required version, or 'source', or 'any')
     * comment_text
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package_data(package_name, version):
     A dictionary that summarizes the releases table, plus
     release_classifiers. E.g.: { { {
'''release_data(package_name, version)'''
  Retrieve metadata describing a specific package release. Returns a dict with keys for:
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         {'name': 'OpenRelease',
          'version': '0.1.2',
          'author': 'Richard Harris',
          'author_email': 'goosequill@users.sourceforge.net',
          'maintainer': '',
          'maintainer_email': '',
          'homepage': 'http://open-release.sourceforge.net',
          'download_url':
'http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/projects/open-release/OpenRelease-0.1.2.tar.gz',
          'description': """OpenRelease is a Python module which
automates the packaging, release and announcement of Open Source
software. The pack class creates packages, which are defined by packer
classes, manages versioning, and brings up your notes and changelog in
an editor. The release class uploads the package to SourceForge,
releases it through QRS, announces it on freshmeat and (if appropriate)
on pypi.""",
          'license': 'GNU General Public License',
          'platform': 'any',
          'classifiers': [
              'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
              'Environment :: Console',
              'Intended Audience :: Developers',
              'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)',
              'Natural Language :: English',
              'Operating System :: OS Independent',
              'Programming Language :: Python',
              'Topic :: Software Development'],
          'summary': '',
          'description_html': '',
          'keywords': '',
          }
     * name
     * version
     * stable_version
     * author
     * author_email
     * maintainer
     * maintainer_email
     * home_page
     * license
     * summary
     * description
     * keywords
     * platform
     * download_url
     * classifiers (list of classifier strings)
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} } } '''search(spec[, operator])'''
   Search the package database using the indicated search spec.
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     All keys are required. None/NULL is translated to ''. Open
     issues: will emails be obscured? Is keywords turned into a list?
 The spec may include any of the keywords described in the above list (except 'stable_version' and 'classifiers'), for example: {'description': 'spam'} will search description fields. Within the spec, a field's value can be a string or a list of strings (the values within the list are combined with an OR), for example: {'name': ['foo', 'bar']}.
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search(field_specifiers, [operator='and']):
     field_specifiers is a dictionary of {fieldname: searchvalue}.
     Returns a list like [(name, version)] of matching non-hidden
     records. The search values are case-insensitive and match any
     substring. The second argument indicates if all the field
     specifiers are ANDed or ORed together. The value defaults to
     'and' and is case-insensitive.
 Arguments for different fields are combined using either "and" (the default) or "or". Example: search({'name': 'foo', 'description': 'bar'}, 'or').

 The results are returned as a list of dicts {'name': package name, 'version': package release version, 'summary': package release summary}

'''changelog(since)'''
  Retrieve a list of four-tuples (name, version, timestamp, action) since the given timestamp. All timestamps are UTC values. The argument is a UTC integer seconds since the epoch.

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PyPI's XML-RPC methods

Example usage:

>>> import xmlrpclib
>>> server = xmlrpclib.Server('http://pypi.python.org/pypi')
>>> server.package_releases('roundup')
['1.1.2']
>>> server.package_urls('roundup', '1.1.2')
[{'has_sig': True, 'comment_text': '', 'python_version': 'source', 'url': 'http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/roundup/roundup-1.1.2.tar.gz', 'md5_digest': '7c395da56412e263d7600fa7f0afa2e5', 'downloads': 2989, 'filename': 'roundup-1.1.2.tar.gz', 'packagetype': 'sdist', 'size': 876455}, {'has_sig': True, 'comment_text': '', 'python_version': 'any', 'url': 'http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/r/roundup/roundup-1.1.2.win32.exe', 'md5_digest': '983d565b0b87f83f1b6460e54554a845', 'downloads': 2020, 'filename': 'roundup-1.1.2.win32.exe', 'packagetype': 'bdist_wininst', 'size': 614270}]

list_packages()

  • Retrieve a list of the package names registered with the package index. Returns a list of name strings.

package_releases(package name)

  • Retrieve a list of the releases registered for the given package name. Returns a list of version strings.

release_urls(package_name, version)

  • Retrieve a list of download URLs for the given package release. Returns a list of dicts with the following keys:
    • url
    • packagetype ('sdist', 'bdist', etc)
    • filename
    • size
    • md5_digest
    • downloads
    • has_sig
    • python_version (required version, or 'source', or 'any')
    • comment_text

release_data(package_name, version)

  • Retrieve metadata describing a specific package release. Returns a dict with keys for:
    • name
    • version
    • stable_version
    • author
    • author_email
    • maintainer
    • maintainer_email
    • home_page
    • license
    • summary
    • description
    • keywords
    • platform
    • download_url
    • classifiers (list of classifier strings)

search(spec[, operator])

  • Search the package database using the indicated search spec.
  • The spec may include any of the keywords described in the above list (except 'stable_version' and 'classifiers'), for example: {'description': 'spam'} will search description fields. Within the spec, a field's value can be a string or a list of strings (the values within the list are combined with an OR), for example: {'name': ['foo', 'bar']}. Arguments for different fields are combined using either "and" (the default) or "or". Example: search({'name': 'foo', 'description': 'bar'}, 'or'). The results are returned as a list of dicts {'name': package name, 'version': package release version, 'summary': package release summary}

changelog(since)

  • Retrieve a list of four-tuples (name, version, timestamp, action) since the given timestamp. All timestamps are UTC values. The argument is a UTC integer seconds since the epoch.


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