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# PyPI not-found shape

**Observed 2026-09-26** at `https://pypi.org/pypi/<nonexistent>/json`.

- HTTP **404**, body exactly: `{"message": "Not Found"}`.

An agent checking whether a Python package exists can rely on the 404 status; the body key is `message`.

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