Re: Opinions on name for PyPI

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 10:32 PM, Robin Dunn <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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?
>
>
>
While I like the Phoenix name, I would also lean toward wxPython or wx
since that's what everyone knows it by. We could always have a Phoenix logo
though!

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Mike Driscoll

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