[Python-ideas] Module name [was Re: Pre-PEP: adding a statistics module to Python]

[Antoine Pitrou]

Le Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:19:18 +0200,
"M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> a écrit :

> On 06.08.2013 15:55, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> > Le Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:46:00 +0200,
> > "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> a écrit :
> >>
> >> Python has grown a lot since the days most of the stdlib
> >> modules/packages were added, so we have to pay more attention
> >> to name clashes.
> > 
> > Of course we can pay attention to name clashes. This is done through
> > checking at PyPI, though, not by speculating that someone may think
> > "finance" when they encounter the word "futures".
> 
> True.
> 
> Apart from avoiding name clashes, I think adding a bit of extra
> context by means of placing the module into package also helps people
> trying to determine the meaning of the module.

Well, "statistics" sounds clear enough to me :-)
(like "logging" or "unittest")

Regards

Antoine.