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PEP: 715
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Title: Disabling bdist_egg distribution uploads on PyPI
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Author: William Woodruff <william@yossarian.net>
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Sponsor: Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>
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PEP-Delegate: Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>
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Discussions-To: https://discuss.python.org/t/27610
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Status: Accepted
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Type: Standards Track
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Topic: Packaging
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Content-Type: text/x-rst
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Created: 06-Jun-2023
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Post-History: `09-Jun-2023 <https://discuss.python.org/t/27610>`__
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Resolution: https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-715-disabling-bdist-egg-distribution-uploads-on-pypi/27610/13
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Abstract
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========
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This PEP recommends deprecating and then disabling new uploads of the
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``bdist_egg`` distribution type on PyPI. In a parallel move, this PEP recommends
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deprecating and then disabling new uploads of distribution filenames that have
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the ``.egg`` suffix.
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After this PEP, PyPI will only accept new uploads of the ``sdist``
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and ``bdist_wheel`` types, corresponding to files with ``.tar.gz``/``.zip`` and
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``.whl`` suffixes respectively.
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This PEP does not recommend removing or otherwise affecting any previously
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uploaded ``bdist_egg`` distributions or files with the ``.egg`` suffix.
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Rationale
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=========
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Previous Work
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-------------
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The groundwork for this proposal was established with :pep:`527`, which
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proposed deprecating and eventually removing upload support for a handful
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of un(der)used file extensions and distribution types.
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In particular, :pep:`527` proposed the removal of the ``bdist_dumb``,
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``bdist_rpm``, ``bdist_dmg``, ``bdist_msi``, and ``bdist_wininst`` distribution
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types, as well as the ``.tar``, ``.tar.bz2``, ``.tar.xz``, ``.tar.Z``,
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``.tgz``, and ``.tbz`` file extensions on distribution filenames.
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:pep:`527` was fully enacted with
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`PR #7529 <https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/pull/7529>`_ to Warehouse,
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which was merged on 13 April 2020.
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The ``bdist_egg`` format
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------------------------
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The ``bdist_egg`` filetype identifies distributions in the
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:term:`egg format <packaging:Egg>`. The
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egg format was introduced by setuptools in 2004 and is roughly equivalent
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in functionality to the
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:term:`wheel format <packaging:Wheel>`
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first introduced by :pep:`427` in 2012
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as :ref:`the standardized format <packaging:binary-distribution-format>`
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for :term:`built distributions <packaging:Built Distribution>`.
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Despite its longevity, the egg format has had
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`limited adoption on PyPI <https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/issues/10653>`_.
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Some observations from that issue:
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* In the month of May 2023, ``bdist_egg`` uploads accounted for 0.2% of all
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distribution uploads to PyPI;
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* ``pip`` deprecated its ``--egg`` option in 2016;
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* ``setuptools`` has considered egg support deprecated since 2019;
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* ``build`` only supports the ``sdist`` and ``bdist_wheel`` filetypes.
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Given the above, this PEP proposes the removal of the ``bdist_egg`` format
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under the same justifications presented in :pep:`527`, namely:
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* Egg distributions are of limited use to the broader ecosystem and
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therefore represent a non-reciprocal maintenance burden;
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* Having an additional built distribution format
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is confusing to end users, who may
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mistakenly pick it over the wheel format;
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This PEP *additionally* offers an argument for removal rooted in
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standardization and duplication: the egg format is not standardized by any
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PEP or other community standard, and overlaps heavily with its standardized
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and well-supported alternative (wheel).
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The ``.egg`` file extension
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---------------------------
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The ``.egg`` file extension is used exclusively for distributions of the
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``bdist_egg`` format. As such, it serves no purpose in a scenario where
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PyPI disables new distribution uploads for ``bdist_egg`` distributions.
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Removal Process
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===============
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This PEP does **NOT** propose removing any existing files from PyPI, only
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disallowing new ones from being uploaded.
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PyPI will provide a deprecation period of one month. At the beginning
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of the deprecation period, maintainers of projects that have uploaded one or
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more egg distributions since 1 Jan 2023 will receive a one-time email informing
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them of the upcoming end of support for egg distribution uploads.
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During the deprecation period, users will continue to be allowed to upload egg
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distributions to new and existing projects. Uploading an egg distribution
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during this period will also send all maintainers of the project
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a similar email as above, reminding them of the upcoming end of support.
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After the deprecation period, support for uploading egg distributions will
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cease to exist on PyPI.
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Prior Art
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The removal process above was based on that of :pep:`527`, with the following
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changes:
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* All projects will be continue to be allowed to upload eggs
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during the deprecation period, not just those that have done so previously.
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* Uploading an egg during the deprecation period will also trigger an email
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to maintainers, in addition to the one-time email at the beginning.
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Backwards Compatibility
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=======================
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Limited Impact
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As noted in the rationale section, this PEP is expected to have no impact
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on the overwhelming majority of PyPI users and projects, and there has been
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`substantial community coordination <https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/issues/10653>`_
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over the past 1 1/2 years to minimize the impact on the few last use cases.
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Hosted Files
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This PEP does **NOT** propose the removal of any egg distributions that have
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already been uploaded to PyPI. All previously uploaded egg distributions will
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remain downloadable, ensuring that existing users will continue to be able
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to download them.
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Deprecation Period
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------------------
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This PEP uses the removal process documented above, which specifies
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a deprecation period of 1 month for projects that have previously uploaded
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egg distributions to PyPI.
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After the end of the deprecation period, support for uploading new egg
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distributions will cease to exist on PyPI.
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Security Implications
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=====================
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This PEP does not identify any positive or negative security implications
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associated with removing upload support for egg distributions.
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How To Teach This
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=================
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As part of the removal process, PyPI will send emails to all maintainers of
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projects that have previously uploaded egg distributions in 2023.
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Additionally, PyPI will write a post on the
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`PyPI blog <https://blog.pypi.org/>`_ that publicly announces the deprecation
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period's start and end.
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Copyright
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=========
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This document is placed in the public domain or under the
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CC0-1.0-Universal license, whichever is more permissive.
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