🔒 I accidentally overwrote my package's dist folder with the same version but a different version

[steel zenith]

I didn't notice this and it's already been saved + i made a bunch of other changes and bumped the version number correctly. I am trying to republish it to pypi, but I can't because 1.0.9 already exists (but its not the same). I have done this one before and deleted the dist folder for the overwritten version. Is that ok? Is there anyway to get around what I have done or is deleting it the only solution?

[unreal parcel]

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[steel zenith]

I accidentally overwrote my package's dist folder with the same version but different contents

[shadow crescent]

The dist folder's generated automatically isn't it? If so, I'd just delete it and remake it. And if the new contents are both different and correct, time to publish to PyPI with a new version number?

[pseudo talon]

I am trying to republish it to pypi,
How are you doing this?

[steel zenith]

sorry, im using twine

oh wait, do i not need to keep the dist/ folder at all?

[shadow crescent]

Once you've published, probably not.

But also, you can't publish to a version you've already published.

[steel zenith]

oh good to know. i thought it was supposed to be kept.

yeah i know you cant republish w/same version number, i just thought the dist folder was particularly important

[shadow crescent]

Well I don't know your workflow, but i think of it as the preparation area for the uploads.

[pseudo talon]

Yes
How using twine?
What's the actual command you're using?

[pseudo talon]

No. It doesn't matter if you do, but if you upload v1.0.9 to PyPI, and then don't delete the files in that folder, and then tell twine to upload everything in that folder, it's going to try to upload 1.0.9 again and you're going to get that error.

There's no reason to keep them around after you upload them to PyPI, you can just delete the entire folder, and it'll be created again automatically the next time you build your package.

[unreal parcel]

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