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I think the idea here isn't that there isn't a PyPI mirror in Africa. It is that not everyone has internet, so this person wants to have a tiny computer output
by melissalobos 5y ago
I think the idea here isn't that there isn't a PyPI mirror in Africa. It is that not everyone has internet, so this person wants to have a tiny computer output a local WiFi network people can connect to and download pip packages. Imagine a small town or village with some power and a classroom, but no internet. A teacher could setup a network and have students connect to this device and download packages so they can complete some assignment/make the next Facebook.
- bscphil 5y agoOr that the Internet access they do have is often metered. A friend tells me 100MB costs about 1 USD where he is, which is not an insignificant amount of money. Really puts the whole 300 MB electron app thing in perspective; at any rate it's understandable why having a PyPI mirror in the classroom would be preferable to having each student download the packages over and over.