[Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

[Thomas Heller]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> Thomas Heller wrote:
>> Personally, I *like* the ctypes name.  But I'm open for suggestions,
>> and it might have intersting consequences if the Python core package
>> would be renamed to something else.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
> 
> Well, my only concern was py_object. I wondered whether the py_
> prefix is really necessary, or, if it is meant to match PyObject*
> whether it should be called PyObject or PyObject_p.
> 
> However, if every ctypes user knows what py_object is, there is
> probably little point in renaming it.

I have learned that it is too late to rename things in ctypes.
If it were still possible, there would be a lot lot more to clean up, but
it has grown over the last three years or so.

Thomas