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Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages

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On December 12, 2022 1:24:35 AM UTC, Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> wrote:
>Proposal: the DPT will start adding a `python-` prefix to NEW source
>packages names, unless the upstream project already contains it
>
>AFAICT all other major languages ecosystems packaging teams use a
>(semi?)mandatory tag to identify their source packages (results below
>from a very quick look at Sources, top results only):
>
>prefix: golang, rust, r, node, ruby, haskell, php, ocaml, python (on a
>voluntary basis), and others
>prefix+suffix: perl
>
>At the beginning, I remember being in favor of the current status quo
>in DPT, where each maintainer can choose to add `python-` if they feel
>like it, or just use the upstream name.
>
>Thru the years, i've grown more uncomfortable with this situation and
>i think the fact we dont mandate a `python` prefix in the team source
>packages names (and thus guiding the rest of the python packagers
>within Debian towards a common style) is detrimental to Debian as a
>whole, and we should change it.
>
>My proposal as stated at the top is to start from now on to prepend
>`python` to all NEW source packages in DPT, with the option to rename
>existing packages at a later date.
>
>What are other team members' opinions on this?

For packages that on contain a python module/extension, I think it's not horrible, but I don't see why it's better to diverge from upstream naming.

For packages that contain or are primarily applications, I don't think it's a good idea.

What problem are you trying to solve?

Scott K

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on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2022-12-12 02:30 +0100
  Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2022-12-12 03:00 +0100
    Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Louis-Philippe Véronneau <pollo@debian.org> - 2022-12-12 03:20 +0100
      Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2022-12-12 03:50 +0100
        Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2022-12-12 05:40 +0100
          Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Joseph Nahmias <jello@debian.org> - 2022-12-20 15:50 +0100
  Re: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de> - 2022-12-20 01:00 +0100

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