# PyPI (Python Infrastructure): 500 Errors when Writing to the Database on PyPI

> PyPI (Python Infrastructure) status incident “500 Errors when Writing to the Database on PyPI” on 2014-12-17: impact minor (vendor’s label), 28 min, 1 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9
Last updated: 2014-12-17T12:26:00Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2014-12-17 11:58 UTC · Resolved: 2014-12-17 12:26 UTC · Duration: 28 min
- Updates: 1
- [Vendor status page: https://status.python.org/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9](https://status.python.org/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9)
- [Company: PyPI (Python Infrastructure)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2014-12-17 12:26 UTC: The backup files have been purged and the script is now being updated to correctly handle deletion.

_From the vendor’s published history: only the final update text is available for incidents before Rewindex began polling this page._

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by PyPI (Python Infrastructure), started 2014-12-17 11:58 UTC, resolved after 28 min, 1 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9
- Citation: PyPI (Python Infrastructure), “500 Errors when Writing to the Database on PyPI” (2014-12-17 11:58 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[PyPI (Python Infrastructure): 500 Errors when Writing to the Database on PyPI (2014-12-17)](https://rewindex.com/company/pypi/incidents/y6rzslbfvqn9)`


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