Github download link on pypi

Question

I am trying to add a package to pypi but I don't want to upload a file containing the package. I'd rather use a download link pointing to Github.

I've done this with Bitbucket quite easily, but I can't seem to get the proper download link that works for Github. The pypi URL is mongokit-py3/0.9.0, and clicking on the download link opens the *.tar.gz file.

However, pip doesn't see it and https://pypi.python.org/simple/mongokit-py3/ returns a blank list.

What is wrong with the download URL I've given, or is this a bug in PyPi?

Answer 1

Goto the urls tab in your pypi account https://pypi.python.org/pypiame=PACKAGE_NAME&version=VERSION_NUMBER&:action=urls

You'll see 3 options for Hosting mode

1. Do not extract URLs from the long description field - only use URLs explicitly specified below and files uploaded to PyPI (this is> preferred).
2. Present URLs extracted from the long description field.
3. As above but also ask tools to scrape Homepage and Download URL (slow!)

Choose the 3rd option (by default the 1st one is selected) and it starts showing the link specified in the Download URL field on your /simple/PACKAGE_NAME page.