api-token
Domain: PyPI & Conda
🎯 Motivation
A scoped secret string used to authenticate PyPI uploads instead of a password. Created in your PyPI account settings.
📋 Concrete Example
Generate a token with scope Entire account or per-project, then use it as the password in twine upload.
🔗 Analogy
An API token is a hotel key card — it opens specific doors and you can deactivate it if lost.