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PyPi Module Removal

Started byBrian Rak <brak@gameservers.com>
First post2013-09-03 16:15 -0400
Last post2013-09-03 23:30 -0400
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  PyPi Module Removal Brian Rak <brak@gameservers.com> - 2013-09-03 16:15 -0400
    Re: PyPi Module Removal Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-04 02:28 +0000
      Re: PyPi Module Removal Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2013-09-03 21:49 -0500
      Re: PyPi Module Removal Brian Rak <brak@gameservers.com> - 2013-09-03 23:30 -0400

#53578 — PyPi Module Removal

FromBrian Rak <brak@gameservers.com>
Date2013-09-03 16:15 -0400
SubjectPyPi Module Removal
Message-ID<mailman.12.1378240683.5461.python-list@python.org>
I was trying to install wxPython earlier today.  Not RTFMing, I tried 
'easy_install wx', which ended up installing this strange module: 
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wx

Looking at the download stats, it seems to be confusing ~1000 users a 
month, while not providing any significant functionality.

I don't really have any way to contact the author of the module.  Is 
there any way to have this deleted/renamed?

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#53590

FromSteven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info>
Date2013-09-04 02:28 +0000
Message-ID<52269ac1$0$6599$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#53578
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:15:07 -0400, Brian Rak wrote:

> I was trying to install wxPython earlier today.  Not RTFMing, I tried
> 'easy_install wx', which ended up installing this strange module:
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wx
> 
> Looking at the download stats, it seems to be confusing ~1000 users a
> month, while not providing any significant functionality.

Ah, Unix users. Who else would imagine that the way to install something 
called "wxPython" was to use "install wx"?

:-)



-- 
Steven

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#53593

FromSkip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com>
Date2013-09-03 21:49 -0500
Message-ID<mailman.24.1378262965.5461.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#53590

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> Ah, Unix users. Who else would imagine that the way to install something
> called "wxPython" was to use "install wx"?

I'm not a wxPython user, but it seems the package/module you import in your
programs is "wx". Not an unreasonable guess at the PyPI package name.

Skip

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#53595

FromBrian Rak <brak@gameservers.com>
Date2013-09-03 23:30 -0400
Message-ID<mailman.26.1378265447.5461.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#53590
On 9/3/2013 10:49 PM, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>
>
> > Ah, Unix users. Who else would imagine that the way to install something
> > called "wxPython" was to use "install wx"?
>
> I'm not a wxPython user, but it seems the package/module you import in 
> your programs is "wx". Not an unreasonable guess at the PyPI package name.
>
> Skip
>

Yep, that was my thinking entirely.  'import wx' = 'pip install wx'.  
Seems perfectly logical to me.

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