A python GUI program - naming

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Mon Jun 19 19:04:36 UTC 2006


Jeremy Sanders wrote:

> Hi -
> 
> I've got a scientific plotting application called Veusz which I'd like to
> contribute to extras. It is written in Python using PyQt.
> 
> The application is primarily a GUI, but functionality is also exposed for
> other programs via a python module, veusz. This allows it to be embedded
> in other programs.
> 
> Should I name the package python-veusz or veusz? It doesn't make any sense
> to split the functionality up into two, as the code is interdependent.

It *would* make sese to split so that apps using the exposed functionality
wouldn't necessarily have to pull in the GUI bit(s).

If that's not practicle, I'd say lean toward simply packaging it as veusz,
and have include something like:
Provides: python-veusz

-- Rex




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