Re: [boost] Question for the group

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-11-19 17:17:56

At 12:27 PM 11/19/2000 -0500, David Abrahams wrote:

 >Hi Everyone,
 >
 >I'm (finally) doing the py_cpp boostification now. There's been so much
 >outside interest in py_cpp that it's been hard to keep up with answering
 >emails and with the improvements people have wanted to contribute during
 >this time.
 >
 >The library name choice is still up in the air, but I will settle on
 >something very soon. I have a related question for which I'd like some
 >feedback from the group: should the nested namespace name be the same as
 >the
 >library name?

Yes, IMO, that works well.

 >I ask because I think the most sensible name for the nested namespace is
 >simply "python". After all, the library contains many entities which are
 >simple wrappers around Python concepts (e.g. dictionaries, lists, tuples,
 >references). It would make lots of sense to write, e.g.:
 >
 >    boost::python::tuple t(x, y, z);
 >
 >or
 >
 >    namespace python = boost::python;
 >    python::tuple t(x, y, z);
 >
 >Much better than, say, "boost::cleese::tuple" or "boost::gilliam::tuple",
 >don't you think?
 >
 >Based on this, I am inclined to go with the un-cute name "The Boost 
Python
 >Library".

Good.  Says what it is.  KISS.

 > I wouldn't presume to reserve the initials "BPL", though; someday
 >we will use up the 27 major initals ;-)

Vote for ISO 10646. Or is it 10464? Do we need a recount?

--Beman