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0 pointsJackHopkins2y ago0 comments

The package is called ‘monkeypatch.py’ on GitHub and PyPi.

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zo12y ago· 3 in thread

Many people here have said something about the naming, and you keep repeating that it's "monkeypatch.py" in response as if it fixes it. Maybe take the advice and just rename it to something while it's still early. You'll have a tough-enough time convincing people to use this novel/odd/unique concept without having the name confusion and bad-will from the community stemming from you appropriating a common term.

JackHopkinsOP2y ago

Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the criticism of the current naming! It does seem to create some unwanted friction of using or talking about the library, I was just trying to explain the thought process and ideate on top of it but we will have a second look regarding the name and how to make using and talking about the library as unconfusing as possible

JackHopkinsOP2y ago

Thoughts on something like PyMonkeyPatch? GorillaPatch?

jstarfish2y ago

Honestly dude, just drop the simian theme and pick a different, possibly-endangered animal instead.

Monkeys have nothing to do with your project and were a meme over a decade ago, which makes your brand-new project look dated.

Apes are associated with being heavyweight and freakishly strong and have been long-associated with racial slurs in America. You're only ever one degree removed from coming out with "chimpout.py" or "statutoryape.py" or something else that'll get you cancelled for unintended racism.

Your tool seems like it's meant to be reliable, used for work, and possibly elegant in its code. Consider the name of a work animal for their efficiency or birds for lightweight, graceful maneuverability.

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CyberDildonics2y ago

Monkey patching isn't what your library is supposed to do, it's just a mechanic that it uses to get there. This would be like me making a scripting language and calling it "virtual machine". Then when people ask "why is a scripting language called virtual machine" I would say "it uses a virtual machine and the file is called virtualmachine.py".

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zo12y ago· 3 in thread

JackHopkinsOP2y ago

Thoughts on something like PyMonkeyPatch? GorillaPatch?

jstarfish2y ago

Honestly dude, just drop the simian theme and pick a different, possibly-endangered animal instead.

Monkeys have nothing to do with your project and were a meme over a decade ago, which makes your brand-new project look dated.

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