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

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 06.08.2013 16:23, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> 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")

Sure. I was thinking of the more exotic "futures" or often used
terms such as "request" that can benefit from added context.

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