> > > BTW, I'm sick and tired of agonising every time I use the word "package" > over whether I should be "correct" and use "distribution". Can the guide > just come right out and bless the occasionally-ambiguous but commonly-used > dual nature of the word "package"? If not, can people start actually > *using* "distribution" consistently for what pip downloads and installs, so > I can find a few more examples for me to copy when I end up with awkward > phrases like "distributing your distribution"...? (You'd never believe > English was my native language, would you? :-)) >
I hear you. I feel the same agony. It think we should use the word "Distribution", but it's hard to compete when PyPI uses "Package". Nick, what do we do? : ) Marcus
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