[Distutils] Another conversation starter - pip documentation in the Python docs

[Marcus Smith]

Donald:
thoughts on changing our use of "Package" on pypi to "Distribution"?
(except for the title of course)
If we're not going to do that, we should explain and bless the double use
of "Package" and drop using "Distribution" in any docs.
Our fundamental concepts shouldn't be confusing and conflicted.

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Marcus Smith <qwcode at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>> BTW, I'm sick and tired of agonising every time I use the word "package"
>> over whether I should be "correct" and use "distribution". Can the guide
>> just come right out and bless the occasionally-ambiguous but commonly-used
>> dual nature of the word "package"? If not, can people start actually
>> *using* "distribution" consistently for what pip downloads and installs, so
>> I can find a few more examples for me to copy when I end up with awkward
>> phrases like "distributing your distribution"...? (You'd never believe
>> English was my native language, would you? :-))
>>
>
> I hear you.  I feel the same agony.  It think we should use the word
> "Distribution", but it's hard to compete when PyPI uses "Package".
> Nick, what do we do?   :  )
>
> Marcus
>
>
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