[Pythonmac-SIG] problems with 2.4.1 installer

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Tue Feb 14 04:38:23 CET 2006


On Feb 13, 2006, at 6:44 PM, Bill Janssen wrote:

>>> At the moment, I'd suggest changing the name of this folder to just
>>> "Python", and putting just "IDLE" and the "Tools" subfolder in it.
>>
>> We will be removing the irrelevant apps (PythonIDE, PackageManager).
>> The version number is going to stay.  I'm ambivalent as to whether it
>> should be "Python" or "MacPython".  "MacPython" has slight preference
>> because that's how it's been for years.
>
> I'd suggest Python because it's easier to see and react to, and Python
> is pretty standard on the Mac these days -- I think calling it
> MacPython will just need explaining and cause confusion.  People think
> they're installing "Python".
>
> How about "Python 2.4"?  Getting rid of the hyphen would also help
> with the visual cognition.

This sounds fine.

-bob



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