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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CHANGES/1370.bugfix
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Prefer the PyPI Simple API JSON response when clients such as pip and uv advertise JSON alongside HTML.
13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py
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Expand Up @@ -318,8 +318,17 @@ def get_renderers(self):
Uses custom renderers for PyPI Simple API endpoints, defaulting to standard ones.
"""
if self.action in ["list", "retrieve"]:
# Ordered by priority if multiple content types are present
return [TemplateHTMLRenderer(), PyPISimpleHTMLRenderer(), PyPISimpleJSONRenderer()]
# DRF resolves equally-specific media types in renderer order and does not
# account for q-values. Put the PyPI JSON renderer first when the client
# explicitly advertises it (as pip and uv do), otherwise retain HTML as the
# default for browser and legacy clients.
accept = self.request.META.get("HTTP_ACCEPT", "").lower()
renderers = [TemplateHTMLRenderer(), PyPISimpleHTMLRenderer()]
if PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON in accept:
renderers.insert(0, PyPISimpleJSONRenderer())
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '280,350p' pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant symbols and tests ---'
rg -n -C 3 'PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON|PyPISimpleJSONRenderer|Accept:|HTTP_ACCEPT|accept' pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_pypi_simple_api.py
printf '%s\n' '--- repository pins/relevant DRF references ---'
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    print(f'--- {p} ({sum(1 for _ in p.open())} lines) ---')
    text=p.read_text()
    for i,line in enumerate(text.splitlines(),1):
        if 300 <= i <= 340 and p.name == 'views.py' or ('accept' in line.lower() or 'json' in line.lower()) and p.name == 'test_pypi_simple_api.py':
            print(f'{i}: {line}')
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DRF 3.15.2 rest_framework negotiation.py _MediaType q quality parameter source

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In Django REST Framework (DRF) version 3.15.2, the negotiation logic within rest_framework/negotiation.py does not natively utilize the 'q' (quality) parameter from the HTTP 'Accept' header to influence renderer selection [1][2]. Historically, DRF's default content negotiation has operated by prioritizing media type specificity and the order of renderers defined in the settings, explicitly opting not to implement 'q' value weighting [1][3]. The _MediaType class and associated utilities are responsible for parsing media types, but they have traditionally focused on precedence rather than quality-weighted preference [4][2]. It is important to note that while some community discussions and recent developments indicate interest or efforts to change this behavior (such as commit 7961497 which surfaced in mid-2026 to honor 'q' values) [5], version 3.15.2 maintains the established behavior where 'q' values are not used [1][3]. If your specific environment or a patch has introduced this, it deviates from the long-standing core design documented in the official DRF content negotiation guide [1][3]. For developers requiring RFC-compliant 'q' value weighting, the recommended approach remains implementing a custom content negotiation class by overriding BaseContentNegotiation [1][3].

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Do not prioritize JSON when the client sets q=0.

In SimpleView.get_renderers, the substring check matches application/vnd.pypi.simple.v1+json;q=0 and puts PyPISimpleJSONRenderer first. DRF 3.15.2 does not use q values during matching, so it can return JSON even though the client excludes it. Parse the media ranges and skip the JSON-first override when JSON has quality 0. Add this header as a regression case in pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_pypi_simple_api.py.

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In `@pulp_python/app/pypi/views.py` around lines 327 - 328, Update
SimpleView.get_renderers to parse the Accept media ranges and only prioritize
PyPISimpleJSONRenderer when the PyPI JSON media type is not assigned q=0;
preserve the existing renderer behavior for accepted JSON requests. Add a
regression test in test_pypi_simple_api.py covering an Accept header with
application/vnd.pypi.simple.v1+json;q=0.

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else:
renderers.append(PyPISimpleJSONRenderer())
return renderers
else:
return [JSONRenderer(), BrowsableAPIRenderer()]

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_pypi_simple_api.py
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Expand Up @@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ def test_simple_json_detail_api(
(PYPI_TEXT_HTML, PYPI_TEXT_HTML),
(PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_HTML, PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_HTML),
(PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON, PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON),
# Follows defined ordering (html, pypi html, pypi json)
(f"{PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON}, {PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_HTML}", PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_HTML),
# Clients such as pip and uv advertise JSON first, with HTML as a fallback.
(f"{PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON}, {PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_HTML}", PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON),
# Everything else should be html
("", PYPI_TEXT_HTML),
("application/json", PYPI_TEXT_HTML),
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response = requests.get(url, headers={"Accept": header})
assert response.status_code == 200
assert result in response.headers["Content-Type"]
if url == detail_url and result == PYPI_SIMPLE_V1_JSON:
assert all(file["upload-time"] for file in response.json()["files"])
15 changes: 7 additions & 8 deletions pulp_python/tests/functional/api/test_simple_cache.py
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@pytest.mark.parallel
def test_simple_cache_format_json_does_not_poison_html(synced_distro):
def test_simple_cache_negotiated_media_types_are_separate(synced_distro):
"""
A ?format=json response must not poison a later request with the same Accept.
JSON and HTML responses must not poison each other in the cache.

Clients like uv/pip send an Accept that allows both JSON and HTML. DRF's
?format=json overrides negotiation to JSON, while the same Accept without
that query param selects HTML. Caching must key on the negotiated type so
the JSON entry is not served (and re-rendered) for the HTML request.
Clients like uv/pip send an Accept that allows both JSON and HTML. The
negotiated JSON response must be cached separately from an explicit HTML
response.
"""
url = f"{urljoin(synced_distro.base_url, 'simple/')}aiohttp"
# pip/uv-style Accept: JSON preferred, HTML still acceptable
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assert r_json.headers["X-PULP-CACHE"] == "MISS"
assert r_json.json()["name"] == "aiohttp"

r_html = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
r_html = requests.get(url, headers={"Accept": PYPI_TEXT_HTML})
assert r_html.status_code == 200
assert PYPI_TEXT_HTML in r_html.headers["Content-Type"]
assert r_html.headers["X-PULP-CACHE"] == "MISS"
assert b"<a href=" in r_html.content

r_html_hit = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
r_html_hit = requests.get(url, headers={"Accept": PYPI_TEXT_HTML})
assert r_html_hit.status_code == 200
assert r_html_hit.headers["X-PULP-CACHE"] == "HIT"
assert PYPI_TEXT_HTML in r_html_hit.headers["Content-Type"]
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