Re: PyPi Module Removal

Path	csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path	<joel.goldstick@gmail.com>
X-Original-To	python-list@python.org
Delivered-To	python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status	OK 0.064
X-Spam-Evidence	'H': 0.87; 'S': 0.00; 'url:pypi': 0.03; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'subject:Removal': 0.16; 'uninstall': 0.16; 'wxpython': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'seems': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'month,': 0.24; 'earlier': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'sep': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'brian': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'installing': 0.36; 'module.': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'users': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'today.': 0.61; 'providing': 0.61; 'contact': 0.67; 'mail.': 0.69; 'confusing': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature	v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=243IQK6RdzSa+l7sb7v/RK6JrOA1uw3NH/WpOP4Qqyo=; b=iwOrrA/Cwi3PSVwj6Vi/keKezZzxBodLGk2+ofqymgxcIOrvymluWgNaKgXkTY0yCb na8aAGoy/eRwl+P729JtJxSWknbOFgOMahGWly5IPieF6xQAMuuQgPjbejdFMd06GHu9 aQzodnLb2oTO4+wsiCazxa5iqlhfSpt0xHaY8BVSoqMhTGWvedJe9pd71ynnlgX+5Yw6 m20G5OF/fcLWNeQvo3vc6ry3zytIlGw1gHAdPm10lj7Y3BjZ6RqDuIS/kMGhKlWL/X1E ONiwUl4LaBJ0HFwT22o2Abn54GrjEu1Xxmzm3mKYWu6xQ1kukcfrUcsqy6n0sp6F6P8y lMlQ==
MIME-Version	1.0
X-Received	by 10.52.101.166 with SMTP id fh6mr2563260vdb.30.1378241808131; Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:56:48 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To	<CAPM-O+wycpdqTBE_myMEF6uqSk5pkp_zBvBpuxZDVhN_gD9jEw@mail.gmail.com>
References	<5226434B.2020103@gameservers.com> <CAPM-O+wycpdqTBE_myMEF6uqSk5pkp_zBvBpuxZDVhN_gD9jEw@mail.gmail.com>
Date	Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:56:48 -0400
Subject	Re: PyPi Module Removal
From	Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com>
To	Brian Rak <brak@gameservers.com>
Content-Type	text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Cc	"python-list@python.org" <python-list@python.org>
X-BeenThere	python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version	2.1.15
Precedence	list
List-Id	General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe	<https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive	<http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post	<mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help	<mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe	<https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.15.1378241810.5461.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
Lines	29
NNTP-Posting-Host	2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace	1378241810 news.xs4all.nl 16011 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47204
X-Complaints-To	abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref	csiph.com comp.lang.python:53582

Show key headers only | View raw

On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Brian Rak <brak@gameservers.com> wrote:
>> I was trying to install wxPython earlier today.  Not RTFMing, I tried
>> 'easy_install wx', which ended up installing this strange module:
>> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wx
>>
>> Looking at the download stats, it seems to be confusing ~1000 users a month,
>> while not providing any significant functionality.
>>
>> I don't really have any way to contact the author of the module.  Is there
>> any way to have this deleted/renamed?
>> --
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
>
>
> --
> Joel Goldstick
> http://joelgoldstick.com

Sorry for empty mail. You can use pip:

pip uninstall <package>



-- 
Joel Goldstick
http://joelgoldstick.com

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Re: PyPi Module Removal Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 16:56 -0400

csiph-web