[SciPy-User] Naming Ideas

[Matt Newville]

Hi,

> To recap, names suggested so far:
>
> Sciome - from the numfocus proposal (potential confusion with sciome.com)
> PyScis - pronounced like pisces (potential confusion with PySCeS and
> PySci, two unrelated Python projects)
> Scipy-base
> Unipy
> MatSysPy
> Pyengine
> Pycraft
>
> List subscribers, what do you think? Does one of those names feel
> right to refer to the scipy/numpy/etc. stack? Would you like to rule
> any out? Or can you think of a better name yourself?

I would suggest the name "hunter".  It's easily pronounced, and
connotes both the quest of scientific inquiry and the scientific
python community.  As a second suggestion, "orion" makes a slightly
more elliptical reference, but adds emphasis to the scientific nature
of the system.

--Matt Newville <newville at cars.uchicago.edu>