Predictable file URLs

[toddrme2178]

It used to be that pypi had urls for files that followed predictable a predictable pattern. Specifically, the download was of the form http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/{first letter of package name}/{package name}/{file name}. This made it great for automated validation and downloads, since once you got the pattern it would work for all future versions. The current file names, however, don't have any obvious pattern, instead using some sequence of characters like https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ae/98/3b27e0a3c53ec0d6727eb19da46eed5705fa9250ed28ec0d1df48778c401/Django-1.10a1.tar.gz. I think for third-party tools having a simple, predictable file name would be really helpful. It wouldn't have to be the same pattern, but something that follows a consistent, predictable pattern.

[dstufft]

You can use https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/sources/D/Django/1.10.a1.tar.gz, it will redirect to the correct URL.

[minrk]

Is there an equivalent predictable URL for wheels, etc.?

[WhyNotHugo]

Is there an equivalent predictable URL for wheels, etc.?

I'd like to subscribe to this, I can't find any predictable URL for wheels either.