def newest_packages(
        pypi_server="https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=packages_rss"):
    """
    Constructs a request to the PyPI server and returns a list of
    :class:`yarg.parse.Package`.

    :param pypi_server: (option) URL to the PyPI server.

        >>> import yarg
        >>> yarg.newest_packages()
        [<Package yarg>, <Package gray>, <Package ragy>]
    """
    items = _get(pypi_server)
    i = []
    for item in items:
        i_dict = {'name': item[0].text.split()[0],
                  'url': item[1].text,
                  'description': item[3].text,
                  'date': item[4].text}
        i.append(Package(i_dict))
    return i