>>> However, allowing people to create packages and host it under the >>> sympy github organization is a great idea, that is for sure. To have a >>> well defined one module for one thing, e.g. let's say the quantum >>> stuff. E.g. not Ondrej's quantum, Brian's quantum, but SymPy's >>> quantum, part of the SymPy community. For now, I would keep it as part >>> of the sympy repository, it makes things easier, but later on, yes, we >>> can definitely split it. >> >> This sounds like a great plan. I will play around with pkgutils to >> see if we can do this without using setuptools. > > I'm not sure he is suggesting that they be part of a sympy namespace > package, just that their github repositories can be hosted under the > sympy github organization. After pushing for scikits, I think umbrella > namespace packages (distinct from organization-owned namespace > packages like enthought) are more trouble than they're worth, whether > implemented with setuptools or pkgutils.
You (and everyone at Enthought) definitely has more experience with these things than we do. We have long wanted to use namespace packages for IPython, but we are unwilling to rely on setuptools. The main advantage of using namespace packages is that users will see the relationship between the different packages. Using names that are completely unrelated could be a bit confusing for users. But, we could also use "fake" namespace packages such as "sympyphysics" instead of setuptools or pkgutils. Cheers, Brian > -- > Robert Kern > > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless > enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as > though it had an underlying truth." > -- Umberto Eco > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. > > -- Brian E. Granger, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo bgran...@calpoly.edu elliso...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to sympy@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en.
