Naming a Python package for distribution?

Fri Aug 3, 2012

mysql / python / myconnpy

I’m currently figuring out how to name the MySQL Connector/Python distributions so it works well with PyPi. Source archives would be named like mysql-connector-python-X.

Y.Z.tar.gz.

The name metadata would be ‘MySQL Connector Python’, thus without any underscores or dashes. This works OK, but if people have objections, please leave a comment.

Comments

Medardo Rodriguez: Sat Aug 4 2012, 00:37

python-merchise-mysql-connector-X.Y.Z.tar.gz

Where I write “merchise” use your enterprise name.
Geert Vanderkelen: Sat Aug 4 2012, 04:46

Thanks Medardo, however, ‘mysql’ is the ‘enterprise’ name (of sorts) and we are trying to keep consistent with our other connectors like ‘mysql-connector-j’ and ‘mysql-connector-odbc’.
Lennart Regebro: Sat Aug 4 2012, 05:34

Including “python” is unecessary from PyPI’s point of view. Otherwise mysql-connector-python-X.Y.Z.tar.gz is fine.
Valeriy: Sun Aug 5 2012, 17:44

.tar.gz file name is OK. I wonder why not to use MySQL Connector/Python though, as for all other connectors?
Geert Vanderkelen: Tue Aug 7 2012, 07:02

MySQL Connector/Python is indeed the official name. We’ve settled with ‘mysql-connector-python’ in the meta data, since eventually, that is how package will be named. It’s magically being renamed with dashes anyways, but explicit is better.