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  "regex": "ERROR:\\ JSON\\ object\\ must\\ be\\ str,\\ bytes\\ or\\ bytearray,\\ not\\ 'NoneType'",
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  "root_cause": "The PyPI index server returned an empty or non-JSON response, often due to network issues or server errors.",
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  "root_cause_zh": "PyPI索引服务器返回了空或非JSON响应，通常由于网络问题或服务器错误。",
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    {
      "action": "Retrying with --retries=10",
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    },
    {
      "action": "Using --no-cache-dir",
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    {
      "action": "Use a different index or mirror",
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      "action": "Check network connectivity and proxy settings",
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      "how": "curl https://pypi.org/simple/package/\n# If fails, configure proxy: pip install --proxy http://proxy:port package",
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  "first_seen": "2025-09-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2025-01-01",
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