Seeking Minimal Python Project Name (was: [pypy-dev] Re: [ann]MinimalPython project)

[Paul Rubin]

Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> writes:
> > > There is only one name possible, it must be called pythy.
> > > As in pithy
> > 
> > Not that it's necessarily a bad name, but *why* is that appropriate?
> 
> Indeed, the word has negative connotations, so it does not seem like an
> appropriate name at all.

I don't see pithy as having negative connotations beyond sounding a
little bit like "pissy".  But I'm not that crazy about it anyway.

> > I immediately thought of the image of a snake biting its tail -- an
> > ancient
> > symbol of the cycle of life, recursion, etc.  The name for this symbol
> > appears to be variously:
> > 
> > Uroboros
> > Ourobouros
> > Ourobourus
> > 
> > Not sure which spelling is "canonical".  Not so easy to pronounce
> > though.
> 
> I've seen so many spelling variations that I would think that in itself
> would disqualify it as a good choice of names.  In this day and age, it
> makes sense to choose names that can be easily found through search
> engines.  If it's inherently hard to spell right, it's not a good name.

E. R. Eddington's book was titled "The Worm Ourobouros" iirc.  I don't
think I'd want to base the name on this.  But if I did, I'd shorten it
to "Oro", which also happens to mean "gold" in some languages.