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After publishing packages on pyx, you may want to perform various management tasks. All management tasks can be performed via the pyx dashboard. See the concepts documentation for more information about the difference between files, releases, and packages.

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Deleting files

Deleting files is a permanent action and cannot be undone.Projects that depend on a deleted file will fail to resolve and install.
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Navigate to the project in the pyx dashboard.
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Select the “Files” tab.
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Locate the file you wish to delete.
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Click the options menu () next to the file and click “Delete file.”
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Follow the prompts to confirm the deletion.

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Deleting releases

Deleting a release is a permanent action and cannot be undone. When you delete a release, all files associated with that release are also deleted.Projects that depend on a deleted release will fail to resolve and install.
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Navigate to the project in the pyx dashboard.
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Select the “Releases” tab.
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Locate the release you wish to delete.
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Click the options menu () next to the release and click “Delete release.”
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Follow the prompts to confirm the deletion.

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Deleting packages

Deleting a package is a permanent action and cannot be undone. When you delete a package, all releases and files associated with that package are also deleted.Projects that depend on a deleted package will fail to resolve and install.
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Navigate to the project in the pyx dashboard.
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Select the “Settings” tab.
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Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click the “Delete package” button.
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Follow the prompts to confirm the deletion.

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Changing a package’s status

pyx supports the project status markers standard for communicating the status of a package to downstream users.
A package’s status is not permanent and can be updated at any time.
Changing a package’s status can affect its installability as well as your team’s ability to upload new releases. See the explanation of each status in the standard above for details.
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Navigate to the project in the pyx dashboard.
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Select the “Settings” tab.
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In the “Package status” section, click the “Update status” button.
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Select the desired status from the dropdown menu and add an optional reason for the status change.
After you update a package’s status, the new status will be reflected in the package’s index metadata and on the pyx dashboard.