[Python-Dev] Package Install Manager for Python (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal@lemburg.com
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 23:59:04 +0100

Brett Cannon wrote:

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Brett Cannon wrote:

+1 on pimp. I am surprised. piddle and idle are OK, since they are harmless, but I do believe that getting Python packages via a "pimp" is a bit over the top. I just don't view it as that insulting. In America it has become a slang term to mean something is cool; "That's so pimp!"

I don't think that's going to fly... just think of a user manual: "Please use the pimp for your platform to download piddle from the Internet. After successful operation, click on idle to start off into working mode."

Must be a cultural thing...

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