diff --git a/swh/lister/core/lister_transports.py b/swh/lister/core/lister_transports.py
index 7f77449..a1f346c 100644
--- a/swh/lister/core/lister_transports.py
+++ b/swh/lister/core/lister_transports.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import random
 from datetime import datetime
 from email.utils import parsedate
 from pprint import pformat
+from xmlrpc import client
 
 import requests
 import xmltodict
@@ -35,15 +36,8 @@ class ListerXMLRPCTransport(abc.ABC):
         """Initialize client to query for result
 
         """
-        from xmlrpc import client
         return client.ServerProxy(path)
 
-    def list_packages(self, client):
-        """Listing method
-
-        """
-        pass
-
     def request_uri(self, _):
         """Same uri called once
 
@@ -64,24 +58,22 @@ class ListerXMLRPCTransport(abc.ABC):
         return False, 0
 
     def transport_request(self, identifier):
-        """Implements SWHListerBase.transport_request for HTTP using Requests.
+        """Implements SWHListerBase.transport_request
 
         """
         path = self.request_uri(identifier)
-        # params = self.request_params(identifier)  # we cannot use this...
-
         try:
-            _client = self.get_client(path)
-            return self.list_packages(_client)
+            return self.get_client(path)
         except Exception as e:
             raise FetchError(e)
 
     def transport_response_to_string(self, response):
         """Implements SWHListerBase.transport_response_to_string for XMLRPC
            given responses.
+
         """
         s = pformat(self.SERVER)
-        s += '\n#\n' + pformat(response)
+        s += '\n#\n' + pformat(response)  # Note: will potentially be big
         return s
 
 
@@ -216,3 +208,25 @@ class SWHListerHttpTransport(abc.ABC):
             except Exception:  # not xml
                 s += pformat(response.text)
         return s
+
+
+class ListerOnePageApiTransport(SWHListerHttpTransport):
+    """Use the request library for retrieving a basic html page and parse
+       the result.
+
+       To be used in conjunction with SWHListerBase or a subclass of it.
+
+    """
+    PAGE = AbstractAttribute("The server api's unique page to retrieve and "
+                             "parse for information")
+    PATH_TEMPLATE = None  # we do not use it
+
+    def __init__(self, api_baseurl=None):
+        self.session = requests.Session()
+        self.lister_version = __version__
+
+    def request_uri(self, _):
+        """Get the full request URI given the transport_request identifier.
+
+        """
+        return self.PAGE
diff --git a/swh/lister/core/simple_lister.py b/swh/lister/core/simple_lister.py
index 42b707c..c9e9d6b 100644
--- a/swh/lister/core/simple_lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/core/simple_lister.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import abc
 import logging
 
 from .lister_base import SWHListerBase
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ class SimpleLister(SWHListerBase):
       information and stores those in db
 
     """
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def list_packages(self, *args):
+        """Listing packages method.
+
+        """
+        pass
+
     def ingest_data(self, identifier, checks=False):
         """Rework the base ingest_data.
            Request server endpoint which gives all in one go.
@@ -32,6 +40,7 @@ class SimpleLister(SWHListerBase):
         """
         # Request (partial?) list of repositories info
         response = self.safely_issue_request(identifier)
+        response = self.list_packages(response)
         if not response:
             return response, []
         models_list = self.transport_response_simplified(response)
diff --git a/swh/lister/pypi/lister.py b/swh/lister/pypi/lister.py
index 857b951..294f0b4 100644
--- a/swh/lister/pypi/lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/pypi/lister.py
@@ -2,21 +2,23 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import xmltodict
+
 from .models import PyPiModel
 
 from swh.scheduler import utils
 from swh.lister.core.simple_lister import SimpleLister
-from swh.lister.core.lister_transports import ListerXMLRPCTransport
+from swh.lister.core.lister_transports import ListerOnePageApiTransport
 
 
-class PyPiLister(ListerXMLRPCTransport, SimpleLister):
+class PyPiLister(ListerOnePageApiTransport, SimpleLister):
     # Template path expecting an integer that represents the page id
     MODEL = PyPiModel
     LISTER_NAME = 'pypi'
-    SERVER = 'https://pypi.org/pypi'
+    PAGE = 'https://pypi.org/simple/'
 
     def __init__(self, override_config=None):
-        ListerXMLRPCTransport.__init__(self)
+        ListerOnePageApiTransport .__init__(self)
         SimpleLister.__init__(self, override_config=override_config)
 
     def task_dict(self, origin_type, origin_url, **kwargs):
@@ -33,11 +35,13 @@ class PyPiLister(ListerXMLRPCTransport, SimpleLister):
             _type, _policy, origin_url,
             project_metadata_url=project_metadata_url)
 
-    def list_packages(self, client):
-        """(Override) List the actual pypi origins from the api.
+    def list_packages(self, response):
+        """(Override) List the actual pypi origins from the response.
 
         """
-        return client.list_packages()
+        result = xmltodict.parse(response.content)
+        _all = result['html']['body']['a']
+        return [package['#text'] for package in _all]
 
     def _compute_urls(self, repo_name):
         """Returns a tuple (project_url, project_metadata_url)