Terminal Emulator (Posting On Python-List Prohibited)

[Grant Edwards]

On 2024-05-19, Gilmeh Serda via Python-list <python-list at python.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 May 2024 08:32:46 +0100, Alan Gauld wrote:
>
>> I've honestly never experienced this "nightmare".
>> I install stuff and it just works.
>
> Hear! Hear! Me too! And all that.
>
> I'm on Manjaro, which is a tad finicky about other people touching its 
> Python since it's used for lots of things. I install things for myself 
> only.
>
> Was there a reason they chose the name Pip?

I always assumed it was in honor of the PIP (Peripheral Interchange
Program?) utility that was used to copy files around on CP/M and DEC's
PDP-11 OSes.

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Grant