problem uploading ZIP file tp PyPI

[John Machin]

Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ...

I'm trying to upload what appears to be a perfectly OK zip file as a
"source" file type to PyPI, and am getting this response:

Error...
There's been a problem with your request
exceptions.ValueError: invalid distribution file

I have managed to upload a Windows installer, and downloaded it again
[but the download count is still stuck on zero].

Any clues?

 

[richard]

Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ...

Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site.

I'm trying to upload what appears to be a perfectly OK zip file as a
"source" file type to PyPI, and am getting this response:

Error...
There's been a problem with your request
exceptions.ValueError: invalid distribution file

The *only* valid (perfectly OK) source file to upload is a Source
Distribution as generated by the "sdist" setup.py command.

I have managed to upload a Windows installer, and downloaded it again
[but the download count is still stuck on zero].

The download counts are updated daily (IIRC).


Richard

 

[John Machin]

Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site.

Tried that, when I was trying to register and getting strange error
messages about the user name, like "John Machin" and "John_Machin" were
not "ascii" [it finally permitted "sjmachin"]. The response volume
could not be likened to that of a fire-hose.

The *only* valid (perfectly OK) source file to upload is a Source
Distribution as generated by the "sdist" setup.py command.

Which is precisely how the file in question was generated:

setup.py sdist --format=zip

 

[richard]

Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site.

Tried that, when I was trying to register and getting strange error
messages about the user name, like "John Machin" and "John_Machin" were
not "ascii" [it finally permitted "sjmachin"]. The response volume
could not be likened to that of a fire-hose.

You mean the request you put in two days ago? Sorry I've not got around to
responding yet. It was admittedly low on my priority list because you were
the only person reporting the issue (out of hundreds of successful
registrations). I will now fill in the details you've just provided (ie the
input you used which broke the interface) so that when I get around to
fixing it I'll know what I'm looking for.

Which is precisely how the file in question was generated:

setup.py sdist --format=zip

Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid.


Richard

 

[John Machin]

John Machin wrote:
Sorry in advance if this is not the correct forum ...

Quite. The support link for PyPI is in the sidebar of the site.

Tried that, when I was trying to register and getting strange error
messages about the user name, like "John Machin" and "John_Machin" were
not "ascii" [it finally permitted "sjmachin"]. The response volume
could not be likened to that of a fire-hose.

You mean the request you put in two days ago?

Yes, that one.

Sorry I've not got around to
responding yet. It was admittedly low on my priority list because you were
the only person reporting the issue (out of hundreds of successful
registrations). I will now fill in the details you've just provided (ie the
input you used which broke the interface)

Not me, yer 'onour; it wuz broken already.

so that when I get around to
fixing it I'll know what I'm looking for.



Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid.

Result: (A) produces a zip file with only minor differences
(presumably a timestamp):


C:\devel\xlrd\build\dist>fc /b xlrd-0.3a1.zip
f:\xlrd_dist\xlrd-0.3a1.zip
Comparing files xlrd-0.3a1.zip and F:\XLRD_DIST\XLRD-0.3A1.ZIP
0000000A: 59 B8
0000000B: B9 9E
0000000C: B0 AF
00009660: 59 B8
00009661: B9 9E
00009662: B0 AF

C:\devel\xlrd\build\dist>dir *3a1*.zip

16/05/2005 11:10p 39,436 xlrd-0.3a1.zip

C:\devel\xlrd\build\dist>dir f:\xlrd_dist\xlrd-0.3a1.zip

15/05/2005 07:53p 39,436 xlrd-0.3a1.zip

(B) Exactly the same result from the PyPI upload attempt.

The code is being too paranoid

Which code (distutils or PyPI server) is being paranoid about what???

 

[richard]

Try without the --format arg. The code is being too paranoid.

Result: (A) produces a zip file with only minor differences
(presumably a timestamp):[/QUOTE]

Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is produced anyway? If
this is the case, please file a bug against PyPI.

Which code (distutils or PyPI server) is being paranoid about what???

The PyPI server code, which attempts to make sure people aren't uploading
pr0n.


Richard

 

[John Machin]

Oh, so even without --format, a ZIP source dist file is produced anyway?

On a win32 platform, yes, as documented.

If
this is the case, please file a bug against PyPI.

I presume you mean a bug *report*. Done.

The PyPI server code, which attempts to make sure people aren't uploading
pr0n.

So zip implies pr0n but exe doesn't ???

 

[richard]

I presume you mean a bug report. Done.
Thankyou.



So zip implies pr0n but exe doesn't ???

Not sure what your point is here. Are you implying that PyPI is doing
something wrong W.R.T. exe files? If you are, what are you basing that
statement on? And what would you do differently?


Richard