[Python-3000] Cheeseshop

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Tue Oct 17 22:28:50 CEST 2006


"Greg Ewing" <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz> wrote in message 
news:45346EAF.1080901 at canterbury.ac.nz...
> Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
>> The "Cheese Shop" name may reflect the
>> proper cultural bias toward Monty Python, but it's a sure way to 
>> alienate
>> people by presenting the hard work of the community under a completely 
>> silly
>> name that communicates nothing about what it's about.

As someone who did *not* get the M.P. connection, I found it pretty nutty 
and confusing.  I aggrreee with Fred.

> Anyone have any other ideas?

Pie/Pi/Py/Pyeshop -- pun intended

Package index (pi) shop
Python extension/expansion (pye) shop
Python index of extensions (pie) shop

Take your pick of acronyms, but pie is yummy in about any flavor.

Terry Jan Reedy





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