richard wrote:
We (PyPI / Cheese Shop developers) are talking to the CodeZoo people about
the relationship between the two systems. Things PyPI has:
1. python setup.py register
2. python setup.py (sdist|bdist|bdist_egg|bdist_wininst|...) upload
3. http://cheeseshop.python.org/
4. better categorisation (IMO)
5. XML-RPC interface
6. 852 packages registered
Richard,
Some feedback:
With regards to 6, it would be interesting, though, to separate the
classification using just the software name and not the version. For
example
http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi?:a...rowse&asdf=256 has four
entries to ZODB3, in four different versions. This would decrease the
amount of packages registered, but would allow a more realistic view of
"packages" and not of "package versions", IMVHO.
A subtree with version numbers could solve the problem of storing
information for old versions when a new one is added.
With regards to 4, I'd like to see the "Topic" category in the beginning of
the page -- this is what most people search, I guess -- and not at the
bottom of it. I'm usually looking for a software to do <something> and not
a software that is being planned, is in alpha - beta - production stage,
etc.
Also, there's a discrepancy on the amount of packages stored. The
categorization page says there are 679 packages. The main page says there
are 852. I believe the categorization page does what I suggested and
disregard different versions of the same software. I think this (679) is
the correct number.
Ah! And an RSS feeder would be interesting, to know when there are new
packages or when a package has been upgraded... ;-) Where's the
"wishlist"? :-)
I hope you see this as a constructive feedback from someone that has just
screened the pages, getting to know it.
Be seeing you,
--
Jorge Godoy <go***@ieee.org>
