“As of today, the Python Package Index, more commonly known as PyPI, has temporarily suspended new user registrations and project creations until further notice. « New user and new project name registration on PyPI is temporarily suspended, » states an incident notice posted by PyPI admins today, May 20th. « The volume of malicious users and malicious projects being created on the index in the past week has outpaced our ability to respond to it in a timely fashion, especially with multiple PyPI administrators on leave. »”
Source : PyPI temporarily pauses new users, projects amid high volume of malware