Opinions on name for PyPI

Robin Dunn <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.wxpython.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi all,

I'm getting ready to test uploading a Phoenix alpha to PyPI, basically
as a proof-of-concept of a few of the major changes since Classic
(installer-less binaries, more fully using PyPI, using buildbot to make
release binaries, etc.) IMO, this is the last hurdle we need to cross
before getting into a more regular release mode, and pushing forward
from there.

Anyway, the question came up for what name to use for Phoenix going
forward. All of us here know what Phoenix is and how it relates to
Classic, (and what Classic is, for that matter) but I expect that the
name could cause some confusion for the rest of the Python community,
especially folks new to Python.  Here are the options as I see them:

wxPython_Phoenix: Leave things as they are now and try to reduce
potential confusion through READMEs and other documentation, release
announcements, etc.

wxPython: This will certainly preserve the perceptual continuity from
Classic to Phoenix, but until Classic is more than just mostly dead I
think there will be too much potential for confusion between the two if
Phoenix was released under this name.

wx: Mariano Reingart has been using this project name to facilitate
doing unofficial builds/installs for linux from a snapshot of the code
from August. He has added me as an owner on PyPI so we could use this
name if it makes sense.  It's short and sweet, and given that it matches
the top-level package name, it will probably be the first thing that
people try to `pip install` if they are not already familiar with the
wxPython name.

wxPhoenix: This name hasn't really been on my radar for long, but
somebody used it in an email recently and it's kind of been growing on me.

Any other suggestions?


-- 
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org

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