[Twisted-Python] Twisted on PyPI

[Tom Prince]

exarkun at twistedmatrix.com writes:

>>There appears to be a consensus to remove them, but I don't have access
>>to do that.
>
> What are we removing?  All of the subprojects on PyPI?
Yes.

> If so, the release process will need to be adjusted to avoid re-adding them.
https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/ReleaseProcess?action=diff&version=164&old_version=163

> What makes them uninstallable?  Wouldn't it make as much sense to just 
> fix that?  Is this only a PyPI interaction thing, or is there actually a 
> problem with the packages being distributed?

It is just that pypi doesn't (didn't, now that they are deleted) have
the necessary metadata to install them. My understanding was that we are
moving in the direction of deemphasizing the split packages. Thus why
they weren't installable from pypi, and are now removed from pypi.

  Tom