PEP 503
E426701
PEP 503 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that defines the simple repository API used by package installers like pip to discover and download Python packages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PEP 503 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4277978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 503 Context triple: [pip, implements, PEP 503]
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A.
Python Packaging Authority
The Python Packaging Authority is a working group that oversees and develops key tools, standards, and infrastructure for packaging and distributing Python software.
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B.
PEP 634
PEP 634 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that formally specifies the semantics of structural pattern matching introduced in Python 3.10.
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C.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
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D.
PEP 635
PEP 635 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that provides a detailed rationale and motivation for the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
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E.
PEP 636
PEP 636 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that serves as a tutorial-style guide to the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 503 Target entity description: PEP 503 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that defines the simple repository API used by package installers like pip to discover and download Python packages.
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A.
Python Packaging Authority
The Python Packaging Authority is a working group that oversees and develops key tools, standards, and infrastructure for packaging and distributing Python software.
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B.
PEP 634
PEP 634 is the Python Enhancement Proposal that formally specifies the semantics of structural pattern matching introduced in Python 3.10.
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C.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
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D.
PEP 635
PEP 635 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that provides a detailed rationale and motivation for the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
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E.
PEP 636
PEP 636 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that serves as a tutorial-style guide to the structural pattern matching feature introduced in Python 3.10.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python Enhancement Proposal ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Python package indexes ⓘ |
| audience |
Python package index maintainers
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Python packaging ecosystem developers ⓘ Python packaging tool authors ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Alex Grönholm
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Barry Warsaw ⓘ Brett Cannon ⓘ Daniel Holth ⓘ Donald Stufft ⓘ Ernest W. Durbin III ⓘ Holger Krekel ⓘ Hynek Schlawack ⓘ Maciej Szulik ⓘ Marc-Andre Lemburg ⓘ Nathaniel J. Smith ⓘ Nick Coghlan ⓘ Paul Moore ⓘ Richard Jones ⓘ |
| defines |
"/simple/" endpoint for package index servers
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backwards-compatible subset of the legacy PyPI simple API ⓘ how installers discover available distributions for a project ⓘ link format for distribution files in simple indexes ⓘ rules for normalizing Python project names in URLs ⓘ simple repository API for Python package indexes ⓘ use of rel="nofollow" and other link attributes in simple indexes ⓘ |
| discussedOn | Distutils-SIG mailing list ⓘ |
| governs |
HTML structure of simple index pages
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caching and mirroring behavior for simple indexes ⓘ layout of simple repository index pages ⓘ normalized project name URLs in simple indexes ⓘ use of HTTPS for simple repository API ⓘ |
| hostedAt | https://peps.python.org/pep-0503/ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motivation |
enable interoperability between different Python package indexes and installers
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provide a stable, well-defined API for Python package indexes ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PEP 425
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PEP 427 ⓘ PEP 440 ⓘ PyPI ⓘ
linked to:
Python Package Index
|
| replaces | informal legacy simple API documentation for PyPI ⓘ |
| repositoryAPIName | simple ⓘ |
| specifies | API used by Python package installers to discover and download packages ⓘ |
| standardizedFor | Python packaging ecosystem ⓘ |
| status | Final ⓘ |
| title | Simple Repository API ⓘ |
| type | Standards Track PEP ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Python package installers
ⓘ
pip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PEP 503 Description of subject: PEP 503 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that defines the simple repository API used by package installers like pip to discover and download Python packages.
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