Python Infrastructure Outage
Affected: python.org - CDNpython.org - Backendspython.org - Downloads Backendsbugs.python.orgus.pycon.org
Python Package Index Outage History
Python Package Index is up right nowPython Package Index had 5 outages in the last 2 years totaling 10h 14m of downtime — averaging 0.2 incidents per month.
There were 5 Python Package Index outages since July 29, 2025 totaling 10h 14m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.
API Traffic experiencing intermittent failures
Affected: pypi.org - Generalpypi.org - CDNpypi.org - Backends
Timeline · 3 updates
- investigating Feb 19, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC
We are currently investigating this issue.
- monitoring Feb 19, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Feb 19, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
PyPI Uploads failing
Affected: pypi.org - Backends
Timeline · 3 updates
- investigating Jan 07, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC
We are investigating why PyPI uploads are failing.
- monitoring Jan 07, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC
We identified a database lock causing contention and stopped all upload backends to release all locks and are monitoring for recovery.
- resolved Jan 07, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
Slow updates to PyPI pages/API responses
Affected: pypi.org - Generalpypi.org - CDNpypi.org - Backendspypi.org - Email
Timeline · 3 updates
- investigating Nov 12, 2025, 03:46 PM UTC
We are currently observing a slowdown in background requests processing for events on PyPI.org This could lead to stale web pages and API responses as the events system is not able to purge the caches. Our team is continuing to investigate.
- monitoring Nov 12, 2025, 03:50 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Nov 12, 2025, 04:26 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
PyPI Search Index Degraded
Affected: pypi.org - Backends
Timeline · 2 updates
- monitoring Jul 29, 2025, 02:41 PM UTC
The PyPI search index has degraded and is not returning results. A reindexing job has begun, and results will be available once it completes.
- resolved Jul 29, 2025, 07:58 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.