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Good name for interpreter binary #17
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I wanted to write that "py" name is a bit too generic, and if every python-related project seized that name, there would be conflicts. Well, there're conflicts, from http://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.3.html :

The Python 3.3 Windows installer now includes a py launcher application that can be used to launch Python applications in a version independent fashion.

More info: http://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#launcher

So, it would be good idea to come up with a more unclashy name. IMHO, "upython" would be both consistent, clear to users and unique - and based on idea that "u" is common way to represent Greek letter "mu" for "micro"; "mpython" would mean "minipython". But even "mpython" is better than current "py".

And this is of course borders on the question raised in Kickstarter comments - on project shortname/nickname to use in context where full "MicroPython" is too long.

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