[csw-maintainers] Change python modules catalog names to have a py_ prefix (instead of just py)?

[Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM, James Lee <james at opencsw.org> wrote:
> On 18/11/09, 11:04:52, Maciej "(Matchek)" Blizinski <maciej at opencsw.org>
> wrote regarding Re: [csw-maintainers] Change python modules catalog names
> to have a py_ prefix (instead of just py)?:
>
>> > and an argument AGAINST having - in the names:
>> >
>> > CSWxxx-yyy  does not double-click-select in xterm. you ahve to click
>> > and drag to select it.
>> > in contrast, some_software_name selects as a single word.
>
>> Looks like your terminal emulator is broken.  Pick a non-broken one or
>> fix yours! ;-)
>
> It's not broken, it's quite normal.  e.g. perl regexp \w includes
> alphanumeric and '_' but not '-'.

I was mocking the misuse of the absolute term 'broken' when all it
means it a subjective "your software doesn't work the way I think it
should".

> My comment about pasting is: cut the software name, type "CSW", paste.
> I wish it to result in package name.
>
>
> I'd also like a machine capable transform.  I'm happy doing:
>        pacakgeHome.findBySoftwareName("foobar").getPackageName();
> just to get "CSWfoobar" when hitting the problem with a J2EE sledgehammer
> but in simple scripts it would be useful to...
>
> #!/bin/ksh
>
> softwareName="foobar"
> echo "software name: ${softwareName}"
> packageName="CSW${softwareName}"
> echo "package name from software name: ${packageName}"
> echo "software name from package name: ${packageName#CSW}"
>
> ...this passed by long ago.
>
> 's/_/-/g' and the reverse can used in scripts but then the quick script
> becomes more complicated than using my J2EE.

Any other ideas for a word separator?