Database of non standard library modules...

A.M. Kuchling amk at amk.ca
Fri Aug 19 08:28:35 EDT 2005


On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:33:16 +0100, 
	Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> While cheeseshop might resonate with the Monty Python fans I have to say 
> I think the name sucks in terms of explaining what to expect. If I ask 
> someone where I can find a piece of code and the direct me to the cheese 
> shop, I might look for another language.

Point them at the Python Package Index: <http://www.python.org/pypi>,
which is just proxying for cheeseshop.python.org.

Many names were brought up (I think all this discussion was on the catalog
SIG), but none of them was widely liked.  So Richard Jones, the maintainer,
got to choose.

--amk



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