Pypi rename package to similar name without dash

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Hello. I have a pypi project nomad-tools that registers executable nomadtools.

This does not work nicely with uvx.

I would want to publish new package nomadtools and deprecate the nomad-tools.

However I am not able because “This project name is too similar to an existing project”.

Could I get some help to register a similar project name, as that is my intention?

Thank you

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I gave this a go, but encountered the same problem:

\nomadtools>uv publish
Publishing 2 files https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
Enter username ('__token__' if using a token): __token__
Enter password:
Uploading nomadtools-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl (1.6KiB)
error: Failed to publish `dist\nomadtools-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl` to https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
  Caused by: Upload failed with status code 400 Bad Request. Server says: 400 The name 'nomadtools' is too similar to an existing project. See https://pypi.org/help/#project-name for more information.
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PyPI blocks names that are too similar to prevent confusion and impersonation. If you have a legitimate case (like fixing a packaging mismatch between nomad-tools and the installed nomadtools), you’ll need to open a ticket with the PyPI admins via pypi.org/help/#file-a-claim and explain your situation. They can review and, if appropriate, grant you an exception to register nomadtools and mark nomad-tools as deprecated.

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Thank you, I’ll do that!