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JSON API for PyPi - how to list packages?

There is a JSON API for PyPI which allows getting data for packages:

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/<package_name>/json
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/<package_name>/<version>/json

However, is it possible to get a list of all PyPI packages (or, for example, recent ones) with a GET call?

Solution

  • The easiest way to do this is to use the simple index at PyPI which lists all packages without overhead. You can then request the JSON of each package individually by performing a GET request to the URLs mentioned in your question.