Re: question about claiming potentially abandoned namespaces on PyPI

Hi Emma,

On Sun, May 5, 2019, at 12:49 AM, Emma Tosch wrote:
> I have a project that I would like to post on PyPI that clashes with an existing project that I believe may be abandoned 

I don't have the answers to your actual questions about who to contact. But have you seen the rather stringent criteria for removing an abandoned project:

"""
Projects are never removed from the Package Index solely on the basis of abandonment.
...
 * the candidate is able to demonstrate that the project suggested to reuse the name already exists and meets notability requirements;
 * the candidate is able to demonstrate why a fork under a different name is not an acceptable workaround;
"""

This is stricter than the criteria for taking over an abandoned project to improve its code. By design, there's a very high bar to replace a name without the consent of the original author. If there's any possibility of using a different name, that might be easier.

Best wishes,
Thomas

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