Re: Opinions on name for PyPI

Hi Robin,

I like wxPhoenix even though it is not clear it is wxPython related.
Other ideas I just had :
wxPythonReloaded
wxPythonReborn (like a phoenix)

Nicolas

Le 04/04/2017 à 05:32, Robin Dunn a écrit :
> 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?
>
>
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> Robin Dunn
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