PyPI temporarily pauses new users, projects amid high volume of malware

PyPI, the official third-party registry of open source Python packages has temporarily suspended new users from signing up, and new projects from being uploaded to the platform until further notice. The unexpected move comes amid the registry's struggle to upkeep with a large influx of malicious users and packages [...]

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