Naming scheme for Python packages

[Ludovic Courtès]

Andreas Enge <address@hidden> skribis:

> commit 89114f39e4be7ac655fbdd7f00a5f985c8f4ce6b
> Author: Andreas Enge <address@hidden>
> Date:   Wed Sep 4 22:12:33 2013 +0200
>
>     gnu: python: Implement the python naming scheme for pytz and babel.
>     
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (pytz): Rename this ...
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-pytz): ... to this
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (python2-pytz): New variable, input python-2.
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (babel): Rename this ...
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-babel): ... to this
>     * gnu/packages/python.scm (python2-babel): New variable, input python-2.

I think I wasn’t clear when we discussed the policy: I think package
names must be prefixed by “python-”.  By “package name” I mean the
‘name’ field of packages, which is what is exposed to the users.

However, I don’t think that scheme should be followed for variable
names: it’s tedious to type, and Guile offers mechanisms to
select/rename bindings imported from other bindings.

Thus I would do:

  (define pytz
    (package
      (name "python-pytz")
      ...))

WDYT?

Ludo’.