Python Package Indexes are Really Simple

I was looking into building a python package repository recently and I came across PEP 503, which provides the specification for a pip-compatible python package repository.

Its a really quick read, and I learned that python package repositories are really, really simple. They’re just a plain HTML page with a link to each available package, which then links to a second page with a link to each available file for a project.

You can even view the public python package index in your browser (its a really big page though so watch out):

https://pypi.org/simple/

Anyways, I just thought this was a great example of a really minimal yet highly effective design.