Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'below)': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'wrote:': 0.15; 'ideas?': 0.16; 'maven': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.16; 'perl': 0.19; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'pascal': 0.23; 'reason,': 0.23; "shouldn't": 0.23; "i'm": 0.27; '(see': 0.28; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'module': 0.30; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'andrew': 0.32; 'too': 0.32; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.34; "can't": 0.34; 'subject:What': 0.35; 'some': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'another': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'projects': 0.62; 'received:websitewelcome.com': 0.65; 'received:184': 0.67; 'subject:name': 0.67; 'care': 0.73 Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:58:36 -0700 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Berg Subject: Re: What's in a name? References: <4E3379A1.5040607@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E3379A1.5040607@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: c-67-170-168-84.hsd1.or.comcast.net ([192.168.74.5]) [67.170.168.84]:3035 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 4 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3I0MTAuaG9zdGdhdG9yLmNvbQ== Cc: "comp.lang.python" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1312041581 news.xs4all.nl 23866 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54559 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10586 Andrew Berg wrote: > I know I really shouldn't be spending too much time and effort on a > name, but for some reason, it's really bothering me that I can't come up > with good names for the projects I'm working on. > > I came up with abstract names (see below) that I don't really like > (because they're so abstract). I also came up with another name for the > module that's okay: Maven (Module for Audio and Video ENcoding). > > Any ideas? Maven sounds good to me. I personally don't care for python module/package names that start with 'py' -- it's not like I'm going to have a Perl or Pascal module in my site-packages. ;) Good luck! ~Ethan~