---
id: pypi
version: "2.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# pypi — PyPI is the Python Package Index at http://pypi.org/

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 113.3K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is an abandoned package released on 2018-03-24 that served as a reference to PyPI's infrastructure. The description notes that PyPI moved to pypi.org and that this package does not provide functional access to the Python Package Index. It appears to have been informational rather than a working client or library.

With no releases or maintenance since 2018-03-24, this is not a tool for interacting with PyPI. Modern Python development uses current package management tools to access PyPI directly.

Use it for:

- Historical archaeology: identifying old dependencies in legacy projects that pinned this package
- Understanding PyPI's 2018 documentation structure and references
- Recognizing and removing obsolete package references from requirements files

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

This package is a historical reference to PyPI's infrastructure from 2018; it does not provide functional access to the Python Package Index.

No. This package is abandoned with no maintenance since 2018-03-24, provides no functional capability, and has high install friction. Do not install; use current package management tools instead.

## Install

pip install pypi
uv add pypi
poetry add pypi

## Installing pypi

Before you install: Abandoned for 3065 days with no maintenance since 2018-03-24. High install friction and no active development make this unsuitable for any current use.

License in practice: Licensed under BSD License (permissive), but the abandoned status makes practical licensing concerns secondary to the lack of maintenance.

Quickstart:

pip install pypi==2.1
# This package provides no functional API; it is a historical artifact only.

This package is abandoned and should not be used in production. No functional usage is supported.

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package ever provided functional PyPI client capabilities or was always documentation-only
- What specific aspect of install_friction causes the 'high' classification

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 113.3K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

pypi reference, python package index, package repository, pypi documentation, legacy pypi, abandoned, historical

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