How do I download the entire pypi Python Package Index

Question

I\'m trying to find a way to download the entire PyPi index - and only the index - no code files. I\'m wanting to analyze license types to be able to rule out libraries that

Answer 1

Well, you can use PyPi's Simple Index to get a simple list of packages without overhead. And then send a GET request to

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/<package-name>/json

This will return a JSON response containing all the metadata information regarding the package (including the license).