Name-Squatting on Pypi.org: Removed projects if no code is added after 6+ months #4004
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feature request
needs discussion
a product management/policy issue maintainers and users should discuss
What's the problem this feature will solve?
On Pypi.org, there are several Python projects that are completely empty, no content except a one-line README, and have not been touched in years for the single purpose of name-squatting, for example,
requests_extension
was created in 2014 and nothing since.Name-Squatting Example with Inactive Contributors (not okay): https://pypi.org/project/requests_extension/#description
I can understand for those active Pypi.org contributors such as
requests2
wanting to name-squatrequests3
becauserequests2
is now up to version 2.6+, such permitted name-squatting is allowed. However, what if someone else not associated with contributing torequests2
had squatted onrequests3
and does nothing with it? Recourse or kicking out name-squatters within Pypi.org is not found.Active Example: https://pypi.org/project/requests2/#description
Name-Squatting Example owned by Active Example (totally okay): https://pypi.org/project/requests3/#description
Describe the solution you'd like
Projects that have not code and for the expressed interest of name-squatting and has not been touched for over 6 months should be removed, so that Project name could be made available to more active contributors to Pypi.org. The original owner of the name-squatting project can reclaim the same Project name but only after a waiting period of 30 days.
Additional context
Similar request for issue 4003
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