[Python-Dev] PEP 376

[Kevin Teague]

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> A plural class name looks strange (I think it's the first time I see  
> one in
> the CPython codebase). How about another name? (DistributionPool,
> DistributionMap, WorkingSet etc.).
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> Sure, WorkingSet is nice, it's the name used in setuptools,
>

A WorkingSet and a DistributionDirectories (or whatever it gets named  
to) are different things though, no?

A WorkingSet is "a collection of active distributions", where each  
distribution might come from different distribution directories:

http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PkgResources#workingset-objects

Where as DistributionDirectories is a dictionary of locations where  
distributions are installed. The WorkingSet may be comprised of  
distributions from several different locations, and each location may  
contain the same or different versions of the same distribution.

(as far as I understand things ...)

I can't really think of a better name for a dict of distribution  
locations ... but then I'm not averse to a pluralized class name.

Overall though, I think PEP 376 is starting to look very good!