Re: Python package naming: Dots vs hyphens

[pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)]

I reply in two e-mails.

On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 09:19:17AM +0200, Efraim Flashner wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 07:49:56AM +0100, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) wrote:
> > Shall I rename python-zope-* to python-zope.*?
> > 
> 
> For new packages I would use whatever upstream uses in regard to '-' vs
> '.'. For existing ones, how many are there? It might be best to just
> leave them as-is rather than go through the dance of deprecating the old
> packages.
> 
> […]
> > 
> > However the zope ones have already been added since 2fc5f186801, but
> > with a hyphen instead of a dot.  Which one is correct?  Shall I rename
> > python-zope-* to python-zope.*?  Or shall I correct the pypi importer?
> > Ignore it?
> > 
> 
> 'guix package -A python-zope' lists them all as having a dash, I'd just
> go ahead and make them all dashes.
> 



I suppose the dance will eventually pay off.  I see you have
repackaged many zope packages and at least some existing zope packages
are out of date.


Regards,
Florian