# Does it make sense to standardize index error responses?

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/does-it-make-sense-to-standardize-index-error-responses/104839>\
**Category:** Standards\
**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/does-it-make-sense-to-standardize-index-error-responses/104839 "2025-11-12T16:14:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/does-it-make-sense-to-standardize-index-error-responses/104839/2 "2025-11-12T16:16:17Z")

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For some other context see [Block download of components when violating policy](https://discuss.python.org/t/block-download-of-components-when-violating-policy/104021) – I don’t have insight into what most private indices do (besides pyx of course), but I’d expect that most would be able to take advantage of a standardized index error response.

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