Re: Announcing PgSQL - a Python DB-API 2.0 compliant interface to PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Announcing PgSQL - a Python DB-API 2.0 compliant interface to PostgreSQL
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Msg-id 20507.971212000@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Announcing PgSQL - a Python DB-API 2.0 compliant interface to PostgreSQL  ("Billy G. Allie" <Bill.Allie@mug.org>)
Responses Re: Announcing PgSQL - a Python DB-API 2.0 compliant interface to PostgreSQL  ("Billy G. Allie" <Bill.Allie@mug.org>)
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"Billy G. Allie" <Bill.Allie@mug.org> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Sounds interesting, but isn't "pgsql" an extremely unfortunate choice of
>> name, given that it's already used as an abbreviation for "PostgreSQL"?

> PgSQL is the name of the module you import in Python to access a PostgreSQL
> database from Python using the DB-API 2.0.  The project name on SourceForge
> is "Python Interface to PostgreSQL".  Of course, it there is too much heart
> burn with the modules name, I can change it.

FWIW, my initial reaction was the same as Peter's: that name is certain
to cause confusion.  I don't want to try to force you to change it, but
I think it's not a good choice.

Don't have a better alternative to offer offhand, however.
        regards, tom lane


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