Add mock PyPI server to test distutils

[merwok]

BPO	10578
Nosy	@tarekziade, @merwok

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title = 'Add mock PyPI server to test distutils'
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[merwok]

In distutils2, we have a mock PyPI server to test index-related behavior, but in distutils we fix such things without automated tests. I would like to add the mock server to distutils.

[tarekziade]

Please no more enhancements in distutils ! even in the tests.

Distutils is on maintenance mode, and we need to do the bare minimum there. we need to do the minimum changes.

If there's a bug in PyPI related code in distutils, you need to do this:

• fix the bug in distutils2, with the mock server + a test
• backport the bugfix only

[merwok]

The more the codebases become different, the more difficult it will be to be sure some fix in d2 also fixes d1. I’ll live with it or use pypi_server on my own machine :)

Thanks for the pronouncement.

[tarekziade]

I don't think this will be a huge problem, given the low amount of bugs we have for all code involving PyPI. Other bugfix can be backported w/ their tests most of the time.