[Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5? (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal at egenix.com
Thu Mar 30 13:31:04 CEST 2006

Bill Janssen wrote:

from a user perspective, adding this to the standard library is a no-brainer. the only reason not to add it would be if the release managers don't have time to sort out the build issues. I agree with Fredrik here. On the package naming issue: using "em" for "email" would be wrong, just as "db" for "database" would be wrong. I might change my mind if all stdlib packages were under some toplevel package, like "stdlib".

I don't really care about the name, but please be aware that you are talking about adding a very popular module name to the top-level Python namespace if you go for "db" or "database".

Why can't we just have the pysqlite package as top-level package, with a slight change in name to prevent clashes with the external distribution, e.g. sqlite ?!

Such a module name is less likely to cause problems.

Thanks,

Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com

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