Hi Caitlin, >I have changed the watch file to the one you recommended, which does >work. However, the previous one was also working.
strange: cat debian/watch version=3 opts="pgpsigurlmangle=s/$/.asc/" \ https://pypi.python.org/simple/attic/ ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-(.*).tar.gz#md5=.* uscan --debug --force-download -- Scanning for watchfiles in . -- Found watchfile in ./debian -- In debian/watch, processing watchfile line: opts="pgpsigurlmangle=s/$/.asc/" https://pypi.python.org/simple/attic/ ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-(.*).tar.gz#md5=.* uscan debug: requesting URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/attic/ uscan debug: redirections: uscan debug: received content: <html><head><title>Links for attic</title><meta name="api-version" value="2" /></head><body><h1>Links for attic</h1><a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.10.tar.gz#md5=6d10d44ab7a2036da54c01c2b3e4c089" rel="internal">Attic-0.10.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.11.tar.gz#md5=bbc92d78895c9792417f4c9539db8a07" rel="internal">Attic-0.11.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.12.tar.gz#md5=2c81a7380268d659e213f599c48b170b" rel="internal">Attic-0.12.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.13.tar.gz#md5=2c9d4723ec42295472ae5bfe443d2a19" rel="internal">Attic-0.13.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.14.tar.gz#md5=34fa12b5acff370b2558f4b0e9490b4c" rel="internal">Attic-0.14.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.15.tar.gz#md5=6c73819782c496bdd6f9ca9380b2a84c" rel="internal">Attic-0.15.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.16.tar.gz#md5=9c767c883f7f48bf95e7e5307ce6b5ea" rel="internal">Attic-0.16.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.6.1.tar.gz#md5=73ecbe0c8310dafc33ffb05c3bf8647d" rel="internal">Attic-0.6.1.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.6.tar.gz#md5=308c0c7601df03fc4be63071f5ae5c6f" rel="internal">Attic-0.6.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.7.tar.gz#md5=57fc1ebbadafeedced8e75e3f6f10635" rel="internal">Attic-0.7.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.8.1.tar.gz#md5=dad271a1c86bc18fd392eb9b26d1d4b3" rel="internal">Attic-0.8.1.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.8.tar.gz#md5=67455f1ef7fa585b1cd367475cc67190" rel="internal">Attic-0.8.tar.gz</a><br/> <a href="../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.9.tar.gz#md5=a8466f4040e8b1e0fd9e7b2810d2fea0" rel="internal">Attic-0.9.tar.gz</a><br/> </body></html>[End of received content] uscan debug: matching pattern(s) (?:(?:https://pypi.python.org)?\/simple\/attic\/)?../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-(.*).tar.gz#md5=.* -- Found the following matching hrefs: ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.10.tar.gz#md5=6d10d44ab7a2036da54c01c2b3e4c089 (0.10) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.11.tar.gz#md5=bbc92d78895c9792417f4c9539db8a07 (0.11) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.12.tar.gz#md5=2c81a7380268d659e213f599c48b170b (0.12) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.13.tar.gz#md5=2c9d4723ec42295472ae5bfe443d2a19 (0.13) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.14.tar.gz#md5=34fa12b5acff370b2558f4b0e9490b4c (0.14) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.15.tar.gz#md5=6c73819782c496bdd6f9ca9380b2a84c (0.15) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.16.tar.gz#md5=9c767c883f7f48bf95e7e5307ce6b5ea (0.16) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.6.1.tar.gz#md5=73ecbe0c8310dafc33ffb05c3bf8647d (0.6.1) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.6.tar.gz#md5=308c0c7601df03fc4be63071f5ae5c6f (0.6) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.7.tar.gz#md5=57fc1ebbadafeedced8e75e3f6f10635 (0.7) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.8.1.tar.gz#md5=dad271a1c86bc18fd392eb9b26d1d4b3 (0.8.1) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.8.tar.gz#md5=67455f1ef7fa585b1cd367475cc67190 (0.8) ../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.9.tar.gz#md5=a8466f4040e8b1e0fd9e7b2810d2fea0 (0.9) Newest version on remote site is 0.16, local version is 0.13 => Forcing download as requested -- Downloading updated package Attic-0.16.tar.gz#md5=9c767c883f7f48bf95e7e5307ce6b5ea uscan debug: requesting URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/attic/../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.16.tar.gz#md5=9c767c883f7f48bf95e7e5307ce6b5ea uscan warning: In directory ., downloading https://pypi.python.org/simple/attic/../../packages/source/A/Attic/Attic-0.16.tar.gz#md5=9c767c883f7f48bf95e7e5307ce6b5ea failed: 404 Not Found -- Scan finished maybe your one worked because it was already downloaded? I'm not sure, but for me it isn't working uscan --version This is uscan, from the Debian devscripts package, version 2.15.6 (anyway, Debian has a nice pypi redirector, why not use our standardized one? thanks for changing it!) http://pypi.debian.net/attic >This is what already appears in debian/control. I meant optional not extra https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-prioritiesbut you are really free to disagree with me :) >Done. Thank you! you are welcome :) let me know about the priority question and I'll do some final checks and upload :) cheers, G.