Re: pypi - "no source distribution" for some packages

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 09:10:37AM +0530, Mayuresh wrote:
> For a routine upgrade of some wip packages, in this case wip/py-mozrunner,
> I went to look for the latest version here [1].
> 
> Came across this comment on the page:
> 
>  "No source distribution files available for this release. See tutorial on
>  generating distribution archives."
> 
> I'd have thought it's a one off case with a package. But further the
> tutorial page [2] says this:
> 
>     "Newer pip versions preferentially install built distributions, but
>     will fall back to source distributions if needed."
> 
> That's a bit worrying.
> 
> If this is a trend, how should the packaging systems like pkgsrc deal with
> it?

This is not a trend. Just file a bug report with the project that they
should provide the source file on pypi too.

> Larger question apart, any suggestions on how to go about upgrading
> mozrunner to the latest version?

Find a different MASTER_SITE, e.g. their github or gitlab or whatever,
and use the release files or tagged release files from there.
 Thomas